united cities and local governments asia pacific
UCLG ASPAC Overview The history of United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) goes back to the emergence of Institutional Union of Local Authorities (IULA). IULA was established 1913 in Belgium with headquarter in The Hague while IULA ASPAC was set up in September 1989 during the 29th IULA World Congress in Perth with Jakarta as its headquarter. UCLG ASPAC is one of the eight Regional Sections of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), an amalgamation of International Union of Local Authorities (IULA), United Towns Organisation (UTO), and Metropolis starting 1 January 2004 with its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. UCLG ASPAC is the new entity of IULA-ASPAC, established in Taipei on 14 April 2004 during the 28th IULA-ASPAC Executive Committee and Extraordinary Council meetings, following the unification of IULA and UTO at World level. UCLG ASPAC is the key knowledge management hub on local government issues in the region. UCLG is a worldwide association and the only local government organization recognized by the United Nations. UCLG ASPAC nominates 14 representatives (including 7 alternates) out of 35 members of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA), the first advisory body of local authorities with the United Nations (UN). The Asia and Pacific region is the biggest of the eight sections in UCLG with linkages to more than 7,000 local governments. It represents well over 3.76 billion people – more than half of the world population – and incorporates economically fast developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia. UCLG ASPAC is the united voice and advocate of democratic local self-government which promotes cooperation between governments and within the wider international communities in the AsiaPacific region.
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