UCLG Membership

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UCLG membership: How to become a member?

In line with the categories of members and other provisions, local authorities become members of UCLG World Organization. UCLG-MEWA does not have a separate membership system, wherein local authorities from the countries in the MEWA region becoming members of the World Organization simultaneously become entitled to UCLG-MEWA membership.

Although membership application can be made directly to the World Organization, in order to ensure a coordinated and mutually-supportive functioning of the Regional Section, applications are mediated by UCLG-MEWA in its geographical area, and simultaneous membership is encouraged within the World Organization and UCLG-MEWA.

The application and admission for membership are stipulated in the following articles of the UCLG-MEWA Constitution:


ADMISSION

Article 17

Applications for local government, international organization and associate membership shall be decided by the World Executive Bureau, whose task is to ensure that applicants meet the relevant requirement for membership. All applicants for membership must undertake to support, promote and adhere to the World Organization's mission, values and objectives.

Article 18

An applicant complying with the relevant requirements for membership has a right to apply for membership in the World Organization, directly at world level. For the sake of good coordination however, UCLG-MEWA shall be consulted on applications coming from its geographical area. Simultaneous membership shall be encouraged within the World Organization and UCLG-MEWA.

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UCLG Members


UCLG’s members represent over half of the world’s total population

Present in 136 of the 191 UN members states in seven world regions, UCLG’s members include individual cities and national associations of local governments, which represent all the cities and local governments in a single country.


Lists of Members:

Lists of UCLG World Council members and UCLG World Executive Bureau members will be added in forthcoming days.

 

 

 

Categories of Membership


Categories of membership are stipulated in the following articles of the UCLG Constitution:


MEMBERSHIP

Article 6                Categories of membership

The World Organisation consists of the following categories of members:

a. Local government members;

b. Regional sections;

c. International organisation members;

d. Associate members;

e. Honorary members.


Article 7                Local government members

Local government membership of the World Organisation shall be open to:

a. Individual cities and local governments;

b. National associations of local government.


Article 8                Regional sections

Regional sections of the World Organisation, recognised in accordance with the provisions of this constitution, are members as of right.


Article 9                International organisation members

International organisation membership of the World Organisation shall be open to international local government organisations which represent specific categories of local governments, and/or whose purposes relate to specific sectoral or thematic issues.


Article 10            Associate members

Associate membership of the World Organisation shall be open to organizations which, though not themselves local government organizations, are strongly concerned with or involved in local government matters.


Article 11             Honorary members

Honorary membership may be granted to individuals or institutions who have rendered distinguished service to the association or to the cause of democratic local government. Nominations for Honorary membership shall be made by the Executive Bureau and approved by the World Council.

Membership Fees


Provisions regarding membership fees are stipulated under the heading “Rights and Obligations of Members”, as follows:


RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

Article 12

Members may participate in the various activities and programmes of the organisation and have equal access to information, data and documentation on local government matters and the activities and decisions of the organisation.

 
Article 13

Members undertake to support, promote and adhere to the World Organisation's mission, values and objectives.

 
Article 14              Membership fees

Local government members, international organisation members and associate members shall pay an annual membership fee. The World Council, upon proposal of the Executive Bureau, shall decide on the amount of the respective membership fees. The membership fees for local government members shall take the following into consideration:

a. the number of inhabitants represented by the member;

b. the state of the country's economic development.

The formula for membership fees shall be included in the General Rules of Procedure.

 
Article 15

Membership fees shall be paid in accordance with the General Rules of Procedure. Membership shall become effective upon receipt of the new member's first payment.

 
Article 16

Any member may resign at any time by giving a minimum of six months written notice to the Secretariat as specified in the General Rules of Procedure, provided that such a member shall remain liable to pay any outstanding membership dues, including any appropriate pro rata share.