The World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments is a global network of cities and local, regional, and metropolitan governments and their associations. UCLG is a convener of the whole global local and regional governments constituency through the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, the mechanism through which the local and regional governments constituency deliberate and agree upon its political voice in the international agenda. Through collaboration, dialogue, cooperation, and knowledge-sharing, UCLG works to advance global response and action through ground breaking commitments and agreements that become common threads that transcend borders and tie communities together, to uplift and empower the local level.