The International Marathon “Local Governments Unite for Welfare and Peace” continues.

On April 7, a dialogue will take place between representatives of local government (including a number of “sister” municipalities) from Canada, Israel, Mexico, USA and leaders of local governments of Ukraine. Foreign media are also invited to the dialogue.

Working languages: English, Hebrew, Spanish and Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation).

This will be the fifth marathon of the series. Previous events took place on March 18, 22, 29  and March 31, with the participation of representatives of local governments from over 30 countries: Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Germany, the UK, France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Spain, and other Southern European countries.

Moderator is Mr. Andrii KULYKOV, journalist.

About local government in Ukraine in the state of war will speak:

Mr Vitaliy KLYCHKO, President of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, Kyiv City mayor

Mr Ihor TEREKHOV, Kharkiv City mayor, Chairman of Kharkiv regional branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, member of the board of the Association of Ukrainian Cities

Mr Vadym BOICHENKO, Mariupol City mayor, member of the board of the Association of Ukrainian Cities

Mr Yuriy BOVA, Trostianets City mayor (Sumy region)

Mr Andriy SADOVYI, Lviv City mayor, Chairman of Lviv regional branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, member of the board of the Association of Ukrainian Cities

The aim: to show the world the true face of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine and to strengthen the partnership between Ukrainian municipalities and foreign partners.

Start at 10.00 (PDT) / 13.00 (EDT) / 19.00 (CET) / 20.00 (EET) 

Live broadcast on the Facebook pages of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, the Council of Europe Programme “Enhancing Decentralization and Public Administration Reform in Ukraine,” “Decentralization,” the Association of Ukrainian Cities, and the Association of Amalgamated Communities.

The Marathon is initiated by the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.

Partners are the Council of Europe Programme “Enhancing Decentralization and Public Administration Reform in Ukraine,” USAID Economic Resilience Activity, Swiss-Ukrainian project «Decentralization for Improved Democratic Education» (DECIDE), the Association of Ukrainian Cities, and the Association of Amalgamated Communities, Decentralization Portal.