*Draft to be adopted during the closing plenary of the World Summit of UCLG in Bogotá the 15th October 2016
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The Bogota Commitment: Local and regional governments ensuring a better future for all
At precisely the moment in which the majority of the world’s global population are urban citizens living in an array of settlements, we have come to realize that the current production model has reached its own limits and that the global community is confronted with both the persistent challenges of increasing social inequalities and the task of the ecological restoration of planetary systems while protecting cultural diversity.
We, local and regional governments the world round, representing communities large and small, rural and urban, gathered at the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Bogotá, on the eve of the United Nations Habitat III Conference, firmly believe that:
- The current context should be seen as a moment of unprecedented opportunity that necessitates bold undertakings, including the renewal of governance models, of the social contract and shifting priorities of governments at all levels to eradicate inequalities.
- Local and regional governments will need to be at the centre of public policy processes, translating normative ideals into concrete policies and practical investments that will remake human settlements as the primary driver of a new, sustainable era.
- The answers generated within urban settlements and territories will pave the way for global solutions, and we are committed to undertake our responsibility to improve conditions for a better future for all.
We present, therefore, the Bogotá Commitment, building on our Manifesto for the City of 2030, the worldwide consultations carried out within the framework of the Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD IV) and the deliberations within the framework of the Global Taskforce, calling for:
Action at local and country level to govern in partnership, aiming to co-create cities and territories that preserve the Right to the City of all inhabitants, to adapt production and consumption patterns for a sustainable future, to share and protect the commons, and to foster heritage, creativity, diversity, understanding and peace.
Action at international level to transform the role of local governments in international policymaking processes and to ensure structural consultation of the organized constituency of local and regional governments at all levels of governance.
Recognition of local and regional governments’ efforts to organize and produce informed inputs to international policy processes through our international networks.
Commitment from our peers to engage in international action to contribute to the united voice of local and regional governments through active participation in local government networks and to strengthen coordination and consultation mechanisms, in particular the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, to be developed into the true political interlocutor of the international community in all matters related to sustainable development.
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