Circular
34/2023
Barcelona, 13 September 2023
 
To the members of the World Council
To the Secretaries General
To the Vice-Presidents of United Cities and Local Governments
To the Chairs of UCLG Committees, Working Groups, Communities of Practice and Fora

For information: To the Presidency


3rd International Conference of the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance
Save the dates: 5-6 October 2023, Malaga

 

Dear members,

We would like to provide you with up-dates on the 3^rd International Conference of the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance, entitled “Accelerating Progress Towards a Financial Ecosystem That Works for Local and Regional Governments”, which will be held on 5-6 October 2023 under the lead of UCLG and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), with the support of the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) and hosted by the Municipality of Malaga.
 

BACKGROUND
 
The Malaga Coalition was established in 2018, inspired and bound by the shared understanding that local and regional government finance is an effective driver for building an inclusive and fair financial system that can reduce inequalities, engage the ecological transition and accelerate the achievement of global goals. Following the first Malaga conference in 2018 and the second Malaga Conference in 2019, this 3^rd Conference, aligned with specific commitments of the UCLG Pact for the Future of Humanity – Daejeon Political Declaration, will take stock of the milestones reached and define the next challenges in policy reform.

 
PROGRAMME
 
Please note that the full programme of the 3rd Malaga Conference is now available here.
 
By bringing together local and regional elected representatives, government ministers, development banks, capital market authorities and commercial banks, this Conference will unpack how the international financial architecture can be adapted to better include local and regional governments at the decision-making table and in locally-designed solutions. The Malaga Coalition policy agenda is proposed as a concrete path to developing the required financial ecosystem.
 
Through dedicated roundtable discussions, concrete solutions put forward by different types of actors will be showcased, to underline the need to localize financing for continued and universal access to basic public services, as well as for the development of sustainable infrastructure for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Special guests will be convened to discuss innovative financing mechanisms, including the public use that is made of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment (SNG-WOFI).
 
 
FOR ACTION
 
If you would like to attend the Conference in person, please share your expression of interest with the UCLG World Secretariat by writing to localfinance@uclg.org by 22 September.
 
You may also register here to follow the Conference through virtual participation.

 
We remain at your disposal for any questions you might have. Do not hesitate to write to us at localfinance@uclg.org.

Sincerely,

The UCLG World Secretariat