Advocacy
ICLEI seeks to build an international policy environment that strengthens local government and supports local sustainability. To facilitate this, ICLEI has Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council and coordinates local government representation in several UN processes related to Agenda 21, the Habitat Agenda, and the Rio Conventions. Our side events, publications, and official background papers for UN conferences have been a consistent, major source of international attention to local initiatives and opportunities.
Delegations of local government leaders have attended many UN events such as the Commission on Sustainable Development annual meetings and the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Organized by ICLEI, these delegations bring the voice of local government to the international community. We also sit on the UN-HABITAT Global Campain on Urban Governance steering committee and have played a key role in the Habitat Conferences. ICLEI also has a partnership with the UN-HABITAT Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme.
Delegations of local government leaders have attended many UN events such as the Commission on Sustainable Development annual meetings and the Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Organized by ICLEI, these delegations bring the voice of local government to the international community. We also sit on the UN-HABITAT Global Campain on Urban Governance steering committee and have played a key role in the Habitat Conferences. ICLEI also has a partnership with the UN-HABITAT Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme.
