After Bordeaux, Brugge, Brussels and Krakow, Dubrovnik and Puebla held the first event of their respective Collaborative Networks during the first month of 2024.
- On January 22, 2024, the city of Dubrovnik brought together the cities of Évora, Gyeongju, Regensburg, Split, Warsaw and Vienna around the thematic “Regulation of traffic within the buffer zone of the World Heritage Site”.
- On January 25, 2024, the city of Puebla brought together the cities of Cidade Velha, Mexico City, Morelia, Quebec City and Xochimilco around the thematic “Rejuvenating the historic center through an active mobility model”.
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In the framework of the 2nd Regional Meeting of the Latin America Regional Secretariat in the city of Xochimilco, Mexico, the Secretary General met with the Mayor of Xochimilco, Mr. José Carlos Acosta Ruiz, as well as representatives of the member cities of Camagüey, Colonia del Sacramento, Cuenca, Cusco, La Habana, Morelia, Puebla, Querétaro and San Pablo de Mitla, to discuss the advances on the Quebec Roadmap and the prospect for the 17th World Congress to be held in Cordoba in 2024.
The visit of the General Secretariat of the OWHC to the city of Xochimilco was warmly welcomed by the municipality’s Mayor, elected officials and civil servants accompanied by several cultural presentations.
Working meetings on the subjects of each city’s participation in the Roadmap, as well as discussions on the Regional Secretariat’s functioning, their 2024 program of activities, and the potential organization of the 3rd Regional Meeting in Colonia del Sacramento in 2024, and the 4th Regional Meeting in Cuenca in 2025 were also discussed.
The General Secretariat, accompanied by experts from the Advisory Group (Bernard Bouzou and Luc Gagnon), worked with high representatives, elected officials as well as the Heads and technical experts of 11 administration departments in the vibrant city of Puebla.
Discissions contributed to measure the impressive action in progress and Puebla’s ambitious urban prospects related to the Quebec Roadmap’s thematic on the development of active mobility as a means for rejuvenating the historic city and strengthen its liveability.
Puebla shall propose within the following days its action plan in order to invite OWHC member cities to join their Collaborative Network. The Secretary General met with the Mayor of Puebla, Mr Eduardo Rivera Pérez, underlying the impressive integrated approach implemented in Puebla and the city’s strong and loyal support to OWHC since 1995.
