Event information

Category	Roundtable

Title	Mayors Roundtable - Local Government at the Crossroads: Approaching the Millenium Development Goals Through Practical Innovation and Local Action

Day / Time	Wednesday, June 21st / 14:30 - 17:30

Room	Wosk - AP Hall

Event Description	Local governments are crucial to local implementation of the MDGs. Local governments are responsible not only for the provision of services directly linked with MDG targets, but for strengthening governance through the engagement of civil society and partnership with the private sector. By invitation to 115 participants, the Mayors Roundtable will gather elected local government officials, UN-HABITAT Governing Council members and donor representatives. With a focus on actions and solutions required to address the challenges facing local governments in achieving the MDGs, this mix of leaders and decision-makers from the developed and developing world will ensure a lively and productive discussion.

Featuring	Dominique Dennery, President, Dennery Resources, Canada - Moderator Gerald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal, Canada - Co-chair Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, Co-President, United Cities & Local Governments; Councillor of Tshwane, South Africa - Co-Chair Inga Bjork-Klevby, Assistant Secretary General, United Nations; Deputy Executive Director, UN Habitat, Kenya
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Partners	Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)