ABOUT THE CONFERENCE RIO+20
There will be three different segments taking place in Rio de Janeiro:
- 1) 13-15 June: Last round of talks on the outcomes of the Conference (third preparatory committee meeting).
- 2) 16-19 June: Civil society and local and regional authorities’ days
- 16-19 June: Civil society dialogues, organized by the Brasilian State in collaboration with the Rio+20 Secretariat: these four days will be devoted to dialogues among civil society organisations on identified issues (Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture; Sustainable Cities; Sustainable Energy; Freshwater and Sanitation; Green jobs and Employment; Blue economy and Oceans; Biodiversity, Forests and other Ecosystems; Green Industry, Material Efficiency and Waste minimization; Natural Disaster Preparedness). Outcomes of those meetings and debates shall be brought up to the Conference.
- 17 June: Local and regional authorities for a sustainable development; dialogues organized jointly by UCLG, UN-Habitat, the City of Rio and in partnership with other sister’s organizations.
- 18 June: UCLG Executive Bureau
- 3) 20-22 June, Rio+20 Summit. Special accreditation is required for this segment. There will be limited access of non-state actors to the Conference. Local and Regional Authorities are encouraged to request their national governments to be part of the national delegation, should they be interested in actively participating.
REGISTRATION
We kindly remind you that in order to attend the Rio+20 Conference (and the third preparatory committee meeting), you have to send us back the registration form attached with all the information requested before 30 April 2012.
In order to register the wider local authorities representatives’ delegation, and looking at the very limited accommodation capacities on those dates, we would like to invite you not to register delegations of more than 5 persons.
- We strongly recommend you to contact your national delegation and to request the inclusion of local government representatives.
- Logistical arrangements including hotel accommodation are now being looked at in collaboration with the city of Rio and we will provide more information as soon as possible.
Please do not hesitate contacting us should you have additional questions.
Sincerely
The UCLG World Secretariat
Please click on the links below to access the following documents:
- Compilation of inputs to the zero draft outcome document
- Model letter to be sent to national government
- Registration form for Rio+20
- Zero draft outcome document Rio+20 commented
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- UCLG Members
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UCLG’s members represent over half of the world’s total populationPresent 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
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Categories of membership are stipulated in the following articles of the UCLG Constitution:
MEMBERSHIPArticle 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 membersLocal 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 sectionsRegional sections of the World Organisation, recognised in accordance with the provisions of this constitution, are members as of right.
Article 9 International organisation membersInternational 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 membersAssociate 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 membersHonorary 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
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Provisions regarding membership fees are stipulated under the heading “Rights and Obligations of Members”, as follows:
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERSArticle 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 13Members undertake to support, promote and adhere to the World Organisation's mission, values and objectives.
Article 14 Membership feesLocal 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 15Membership 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 16Any 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.
