The Butcher of Barcelona?

(k) Mr. Joan Clos, President of the Forum Barcelona 2004 and Mayor of Barcelona

Statement by Mr. Joan Clos, President of the Forum Barcelona 2004 and Mayor of Barcelona In his statement, Mr. Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona, said that the voice of the cities was finally being heard.

Barcelona on the other hand was facing a crisis of success.

He got his training in Spain. The boys call him the Butcher of Barcelona.

Spanish Best Practices Bilbao facing the new Millennium Forum Barcelona

Slide presentations Barcelona 2050, Buenos Aires 2050 and New York 2050 projects.

Mr. Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona, Founding President of UCLG Mr. Clarence Anthony, Treasurer of United Cities and Local Governments Mr. Daniel Biau, Deputy Executive Director, UN Habitat Mr. Yves Ducharme, Mayor of Gatineau, Canada Mr. Pierre Schapira, Deputy Mayor of Paris, France Mr. Ji Bin, Director of International Affairs, CPAFFC, China Mr. Musikari Kombo, Minister of Local Government of Kenya.

Mr. Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona and President of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities

Statement by Ms. Maria Antonia Trujillo, chair of the second session of the World Urban Forum and Minister of Housing of Spain Ms. Maria Antonia Trujillo, Minister for Housing of Spain, said that the World Urban Forum was truly the jewel in the crown of the Universal Forum of Cultures at Barcelona.

Statement by Mr. Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona and President of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities

He said that all of us should thank the organizers and the people of Barcelona for this initiative in the interest of the international community.

A painting made by Chinese children at the World Urban Forum Youth Camp in Barcelona was presented to the Forum.

Mr. Olivio Dutra said that he felt honoured to co chair the second session of the World Urban Forum in Barcelona.

Mr. Gorbachev observed that this was the third occasion on which he had participated in the activities of the Universal Forum of Cultures in Barcelona.

Mr. Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona, opened the session in his capacity as President of the Advisory Committee of Local Authorities and founding President of UCLG.

She also expressed gratitude to the City of Barcelona, the Governments of Sweden, Norway, Austria, Rwanda, the United Kingdom, Thailand, France, Italy and Canada, which had provided the financial support for the Second Session of the World Urban Forum.

She noted that one of the benefits of holding the World Urban Forum in Barcelona was that it was now the home and the headquarters of UCLG.

The second session of the World Urban Forum was convened by the Executive Director in Barcelona, Spain, from 13 to 17 September 2004.

Barcelona was the symbol of partnership in the Mediterranean, and he was also grateful to France, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Arab Republic for their assistance to Lebanon.

In the final statement, the host country's Minister of Housing described the second session of the World Urban Forum as a jewel in the crown of the Universal Forum of Cultures held in Barcelona.

quot 7. The PCC noted the importance of the existing Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean, developed under the auspices of the Barcelona Convention.

Three slide presentations had been made on the Barcelona 2050, Buenos Aires 2050 and New York 2050 projects, to demonstrate how each of the cities were envisaging the future, and making it happen.

To realize the Barcelona, Buenos Aires and New York 2050 projects, intensive interactive forums, visioning processes, dissemination of information, and mobilization of political resources had followed public debates.

With the formation of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in May 2004, mayors now had their own worldwide body with a secretariat based in Barcelona. He thanked mayors and former mayors for all the work they had done to make this happen.

It was, he said, particularly appropriate that, just a few months ago, World Environment Day had been celebrated in Barcelona, a city which stood out as a unique example of sustainable urban development.

HSP WUF 2 5 Dialogue on urban renaissance towards new powers for local governments in an urbanizing world

The recommendations of the Executive Director, based on the deliberations at the second session and the resulting conclusions, on, in particular, the nine dialogues which were held in Barcelona, are contained in document HSP GC 20 2 Add.1.

Taking into account further the recommendation of the participants at the second session of the World Urban Forum, held in September 2004 in Barcelona, Spain, to include the item Access to basic services for all in the agenda of the twentieth session of the Governing Council,

Welcoming delegates to Barcelona, Mr. Joan Clos said that eight years after local authorities had met in Istanbul in 1996 at the Habitat II conference, their wish had largely been fulfilled.

Speaking on behalf of local authorities, Mr. Clarence Anthony said that the participation of local authorities at the World Urban Forum had been successful because the organizers had brought many of them together to create an opportunity for dialogue and because of the hospitality of the city of Barcelona.

Apart from paying tribute to UN Habitat and the city of Barcelona for the success of the Forum, speakers reiterated the key challenges facing a rapidly urbanizing world and the need to reaffirm the global commitments which have been made, particularly the Millennium Development Goals.

Mr. Shea extended the best wishes of Secretary Alphonso Jackson of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and thanked the City of Barcelona, UN Habitat and the Government of Spain for making the second session of the World Urban Forum possible.

In conclusion, he also expressed appreciation of UCLG, already mentioned by the Mayor of Barcelona, Mr. Joan Clos, and noted that for the Millennium Development Goals to be achieved, more action would be required at the local level, in cities and towns.

quot 8. The Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean was adopted by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, at its 7th ordinary meeting held at Cairo in October 1991.

The strategy was also presented and discussed at the following forums Expert Group Meeting for Creating Strategies for Urban Youth Employment in Africa, June 2004 International Youth Day, Nairobi, 12 August 2004 and the second World Urban Forum, Barcelona, Spain, 13 17 September 2004.