Elevating local
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G7 Urban7

The G7 Urban7 (U7) advocates for a continuous dialogue between the G7 nations and municipal actors represented by national associations and supported by international city networks. It addresses the G7 Presidency and is moved forward by a strong urban alliance. The U7 Group is chaired by the U7 Secretariat consisting of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) as well as the city association from the country leading the G7 that year. In 2025, the G7 Presidency is held by Canada and thus the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is fulfilling that role in the U7 Group.

U7’s long-term goal is to be recognised as an official G7 Engagement Group, in order to continuously connect the local level with the G7's activities.

Local governments and municipal actors are willing to contribute to G7 conferences and processes.

“Global challenges have local solutions implemented in our cities, towns and regions"

U7 Mission Statement
June 13-15, 2024

Our cities, towns and regions are where policies meet people—where the vision for a more democratic, sustainable, and just future turns into real action. For this reason, our mission is to ensure local governments are represented in G7 policy processes and decisions that have local impact. We believe that through closer partnership between levels of governments, we can boost progress towards common G7 objectives to the benefit of people in our towns, cities and regions.

Read more about our work and objectives here.