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for the purpose of strengthening the dialogue with

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from all over the world involved in the implementation of the

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. It was established in 2000 in line with the UN Habitat Governing Council Resolution 17/18 of 1999. Since September 2004, when UN-HABITAT established a formal relationship with

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, the latter names the organization's chairperson & holds 10 of its 20 seats. UNACLA secretariat is split between

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( UCLG headquarters) &

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(

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headquarters). Currently UNACLA is chaired by

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, UCLG-Euroasia President, Mayor of

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), elected during 2019 UCLG World Summit in

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). He was immediately preceded in 2011-2019 by

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, Mayor of

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(

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).I will continue serving the humankind in my UNACLA Chairperson position

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