Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca attended the Executive Board Meeting of the United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Regional Organization (UCLG-MEWA).
At the meeting, Mayor Kılca presented the Social Inclusion Committee Report, emphasizing that they are working towards the goal of inclusive and fair cities and stating that they have taken on a strong responsibility in the field of social inclusion.
Hosted by Aksaray Municipality, the UCLG-MEWA Executive Board Meeting was held under the theme “Shaping the Future of Local Governance and Quality of Life.”
At the Executive Board Meeting of the United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Regional Organization (UCLG-MEWA), the committees presented their activity reports. Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca also delivered a presentation on behalf of the UCLG-MEWA Social Inclusion Committee, of which Karatay Municipality is a member.
Emphasizing that the main agenda of the meeting was the issue of Palestine, Mayor Kılca stated, “As in all international platforms, Palestine remains at the center of our agenda here as well.” He also thanked Aksaray Mayor Evren Dinçer for hosting the meeting and shared detailed information about the recent activities of the Social Inclusion Committee.
Mayor Kılca expressed that they have taken on a strong responsibility in the field of social inclusion. Highlighting the role of local governments in refugee crises, he stated that they have organized online sessions and addressed the relationship between climate change and human mobility during a workshop held in Jordan. He also noted that at the joint UCLG-MEWA Executive Board and Council Meeting held in Turkey, they emphasized the social impacts of sustainable development goals.
Mayor Hasan Kılca, stating that "Social inclusion is the foundation of just cities," said, "We work with this understanding. With a perspective that extends from the local to the universal, we all strive together for a more equal and inclusive future."
The Executive Board Meeting of the United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Regional Organization (UCLG-MEWA), attended by local and regional leaders from 16 countries including Turkey, was attended by UCLG and Konya Metropolitan Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay, UCLG-MEWA Secretary General Mehmet Duman, Aksaray Mayor Evren Dinçer, Selçuklu Mayor Ahmet Pekyatırmacı, and Meram Mayor Mustafa Kavuş.