Network of members

    The UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality is made up of local government women's networks from across the world. To ensure representation, each UCLG section nominates three elected leaders from these local networks to represent their region in the Standing Committee. The Committee is led by the Chair, who is elected during the UCLG World Congress every three years. 

    From 2022-2026, the Chair of the UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality is Ms. Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President of Nouakchott Region, President of UCLG Africa, Co-President of UCLG.  

     

    AFRICA

     

    Ms. Roheyatou Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul, President of REFELA (Network of Local Elected Women of Africa)

    Ms. Fatna El’Khiel, Mayor of Arbaoua, Vice-President of REFELA - North African Region

    Ms. Maria Helena Langa, Mayor of Mandlakazi, Vice-President of REFELA - Southern African Region

     

    Contact: Fátima Razouki, REFELA Special Advisor 

    Address: frazouki@uclga.org 

    Website: UCLG Africa

    EUROPE


    Mr. Emil Broberg, Councillor of Östergötland Region, President of the Standing Committee on Equality of Women and Men in Local Life of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

    Ms. Silvia Baraldi, City Councillor of Legnago, Co-Chair of CEMR Standing Committee

    Ms. Núria Parlon, Mayor of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Deputy in the Presidency Area and delegate for International Relations of Barcelona Provincial Council

     

    Contact: Annelies Coessens, Gender and Diversity Officer, CEMR 

    Address: annelies.coessens@ccre-cemr.org

    Website: https://www.ccre.org/

     

    LATIN AMERICA

     

    Ms. Valeria Melipillán, Mayor of Quilpué

    Ms. Margarita Moreno, Mayor of Colima, Executive President of the National Federation of Municipalities of Mexico (FENAMM), President of the National Network of Municipal Women of Mexico

    Ms. María Mercedes Ortiz, Mayor of Salcedo, President of the National Union of Municipal Women of the Dominican Republic, President of the Latin American Network of Municipalist Women

     

    Address: women@uclg.org 

    NORAM - FCM


    Ms. Kathy Jeffery, City Councillor of Collingwood, Member of the Board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

     

    Address: women@uclg.org

     

     

    UCLG-MEWA

     

    Ms. Hanan Kaoud, City Councillor of Ramallah

    Ms. Fatma Kaplan, Mayor of İzmit

    Ms. Elif Köse, Mayor of Safranbolu

     

    Contact: Yehia İbrahim, Policy Officer, UCLG-MEWA Committee on Gender Equality.

    Address: y.ibrahim@uclg-mewa.org

    Website: https://uclg-mewa.org/en/engagements/uclg-mewa-committees/gender-equality/

     

    METROPOLIS

     

    Ms. Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo, President of Mercociudades, member of UCLG Executive Presidency

    Ms. Khady Niang Silla, Deputy Mayor of Dakar for Decentralized Cooperation

     

    Address: women@metropolis.org

    Website: https://www.metropolis.org/

    UCLG-ASPAC

     

    Ms. Noraini Roslan, Mayor of Klang

    Ms. Stephany Tan, City Councillor of Catbalogan

    Ms. Zhang Yajie, Vice-President of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangzhou Committee Guangzhou, Co-Chair of UCLG-ASPAC Standing Committee on Women in Local Governments, Co-President of UCLG-ASPAC

     

    Contact: Sabeena Gul 

    Address: sabeena.gul@uclg-aspac.org

    Website: https://uclg-aspac.org/standing-committee/standing-com

    EURASIA

     

    Ms. Alexandra Ignatieva, Mayor of Tekstilschiki, Director General of the Union of Russian Cities

    Ms. Evgeniia Lodvigova, Vice-Mayor of Kazan

    Ms. Victoria Mozgacheva, Vice-Mayor of Bishkek

     

    Contact: Saida Zagidullina

    Address: uclg@yandex.ru

    Website: https://euroasia-uclg.ru/en/