Abby appointed to UN advisory panel
Makati Mayor Abby Binay has been appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, the city said over the weekend.
Daily TribuneMakati Mayor Abby Binay has been appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments, the city said over the weekend.
Mayor Binay will offer her skills in "multi-level governance to localize and align efforts" in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals as a member of the assembly, according to the UN.
"I look forward to the work you will undertake with fellow Advisory Group members to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told Binay in a letter.
The mayor expressed her gratitude for being included in the 20-member advisory panel, the only Filipino city chief executive there.
She vowed to be the voice of cities throughout Southeast Asia, "ensuring that our unique and shared challenges and aspirations echo in the corridors of global decision-making, driving meaningful change for a sustainable future for all."