UCLG Middle East and West Asia
E222406
local government network
non-governmental organization
regional section of international organization
UCLG Middle East and West Asia is the regional branch of the global United Cities and Local Governments network that represents and supports local and regional authorities across the Middle East and West Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UCLG MEWA | 1 |
| UCLG Middle East and West Asia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1953557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UCLG Middle East and West Asia Context triple: [United Cities and Local Governments, hasRegionalSection, UCLG Middle East and West Asia]
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A.
UCLG Africa
UCLG Africa is the African regional section of the global network of local and regional governments, representing and supporting cities and local authorities across the African continent.
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B.
Governing Council of UN-Habitat
The Governing Council of UN-Habitat is the intergovernmental decision-making body that sets policies, approves budgets, and oversees the work of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on sustainable urban development and human settlements.
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C.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia is a UN regional body that promotes economic and social development, regional integration, and cooperation among countries in the Western Asia region.
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D.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is a pan-European political assembly within the Council of Europe that represents local and regional governments, promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance at subnational levels.
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E.
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions is a European umbrella organization representing local and regional governments, advocating their interests within European and international institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UCLG Middle East and West Asia Target entity description: UCLG Middle East and West Asia is the regional branch of the global United Cities and Local Governments network that represents and supports local and regional authorities across the Middle East and West Asia.
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A.
UCLG Africa
UCLG Africa is the African regional section of the global network of local and regional governments, representing and supporting cities and local authorities across the African continent.
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B.
Governing Council of UN-Habitat
The Governing Council of UN-Habitat is the intergovernmental decision-making body that sets policies, approves budgets, and oversees the work of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on sustainable urban development and human settlements.
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C.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia is a UN regional body that promotes economic and social development, regional integration, and cooperation among countries in the Western Asia region.
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D.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is a pan-European political assembly within the Council of Europe that represents local and regional governments, promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance at subnational levels.
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E.
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions is a European umbrella organization representing local and regional governments, advocating their interests within European and international institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local government network
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non-governmental organization ⓘ regional section of international organization ⓘ |
| affiliation |
United Cities and Local Governments
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surface form:
United Cities and Local Governments network
|
| countryServed |
Afghanistan
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Azerbaijan ⓘ Bahrain ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Oman ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine
Qatar ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| field |
decentralization
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local governance ⓘ municipal cooperation ⓘ sustainable urban development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Sustainable Development Goals localization
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capacity building for municipalities ⓘ climate action by cities ⓘ implementation of global agendas at local level ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MEWA ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | United Cities and Local Governments ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments ⓘ |
| partOf | United Cities and Local Governments ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocacy for local governments at international level
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promotion of decentralization ⓘ representation of local and regional authorities ⓘ support for local democracy ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Middle East
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Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
West Asia
|
| represents |
local authorities in Middle East
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local authorities in West Asia ⓘ regional authorities in Middle East ⓘ regional authorities in West Asia ⓘ |
| shortName |
UCLG Middle East and West Asia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UCLG MEWA
|
| website | https://www.uclg-mewa.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UCLG Middle East and West Asia Description of subject: UCLG Middle East and West Asia is the regional branch of the global United Cities and Local Governments network that represents and supports local and regional authorities across the Middle East and West Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UCLG Middle East and West Asia
→
shortName
→
UCLG Middle East and West Asia
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UCLG MEWA