Montreal Mayor to attend UN meeting in New York
Posted September 18, 2024 10:13 am.
Last Updated September 18, 2024 11:32 am.
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will travel to New York this week for the United Nations (UN) Future Summit.
On Thursday, Plante will take part in the final meeting of the Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, to which UN Secretary-General António Guterres invited her last year.
During this meeting, members of the group will present a summary of their work “which will recommend in particular that the UN Secretary General and UN Member States grant cities a formal and permanent status within the main bodies of the UN,” reads a press release published by the mayor’s office on Tuesday.
“To continue preparing for the future of their territories and protecting the quality of life of their populations, cities must have support from national governments and international bodies,” said Plante.
The Future Summit will take place from Sunday to Monday at the UN headquarters in New York.
The mayor will take advantage of her visit to the American metropolis to participate in the dialogue of French-speaking Ambassadors at the UN on Saturday.
Plante will also inaugurate an economic mission in collaboration with Finance Montréal, “bringing together a delegation of 10 financial institutions and Quebec organizations committed to sustainable finance,” noted the press release.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
