ICLEI Delegation to HLPF
Germany
- Dr. Eckart Würzner, Mayor of Heidelberg and Chair of UN Forum of Mayors
- Augsburg
- Ms. Barbara Meyer, Deputy Mayor, Saabrücken
- Mr. Andreas Humbert, Mayor, Lamspringe
- Mr. Michael Mass, Pirmasens
- Niebüll
- Geestland
- County of Enz
- Ines Oldenburg, County of Oldenburg
- Els Schmeer, Mayor’s Office, Ulm
Turkiye
- Vahap SEÇER, Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality and President of TBB
ICLEI Staff
- Matthew Bach, Regional Director Europe
- Kale Roberts, Director of Local Diplomacy, ICLEI USA
- Karishma Asarpota, Senior Officer Climate Action, ICLEI World Secretariat
Partners
- German Associations of Cities (DST)
Key Announcements
- GTF Annual Report Towards the Localization of the SDGs 10th edition
- Mersin Metropolitan Municipality launches its Voluntary Local Review
Agenda
The times listed are in EST.
Monday, 13 July, 2026
- 13:15 – 14:30 – Side event “Renewing Multilateralism through Territorial Leadership: Local and Regional Governments in the Post-2030 Agenda”
- Host: Organized by UCLG and the Global Taskforce, in partnership with the Government of Spain
- 16:00 – 18:00 – UCLG Local and Regional Governments Day
- Host: UCLG
- Details: Launch of report Towards the Localization of the SDGs, 10th edition
- 18:00 – Local Governments Reception
- Host: UCLG
Tuesday, 14 July, 2026
- 15:00 – 18:00 – Local and Regional Governments Forum for the SDGs
- Location: UN HQ, Conference Room 2
- Hosts: Organized by UCLG, the Global Taskforce, UN-DESA, EOSG, UNDP, UN-Habitat, and Local2030 Coalition
Wednesday, 15 July, 2026
- 12:00 or 13:00 – UN Side Event on SDG11
- Host: GTF co-hosted with Government of Spain
- 13:15-14:45 – VNR Lab on Localization and VLRs
- Hosts: UCLG, DESA-DPIDG, DSDG, APRM, UN-Habitat
- 15:00 – 18:00 – Local2030 Coalition Special Event
- Host: Organized by the Local2030 Coalition
Thursday, 16 July, 2026
- 10:00 – 18:00 – High-Level Meeting on the New Urban Agenda
- Host: UN Secretary General’s Office
- 15:00–17:00 – “Transformation from the ground up: Acting at the local level”
- Host: ECOSOC