As member of UCLG Executive Board and World Council, Fuzhou attended 2021 UCLG Executive Bureau and World Council Meetings respectively. Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General of UCLG, chaired the meetings, and Dr. Mohamed Boudra, President of UCLG, addressed the audience. Fuzhou, together with other members, took note of UCLG work at the meeting, including reports on UCLG Executive Bureau Meeting in May of this year and the World Council Meeting in Guangzhou, the progress of 2021, the work plan for 2022, and the preparation for the UCLG World Congress. The meetings reviewed major activities organized by UCLG in 2021 and the results achieved, and approved recommendations from Finance Management Committee and Statutory Affairs Committee on related issues. Against the backdrop of COVID-19, the participants had in-depth exchanges and discussions on mutual assistance and cooperation in gender equality, local finance for development, ecological transformation and sustainability and other fields, so as to improve global governance and promote a green and resilient recovery around the world. 

Some participants of the World Council Meeting

Speech by Dr. Mohamed Boudra, President of UCLG