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The global Urban Management Programme Office is located
within UN-HABITAT in Nairobi, Kenya. There are now four Regional Networks
and two sub-regional support offices as follows:
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The Africa Network of Urban Management Institutes
(ANUMI), based in BNETD in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, with
a sub-regional support office in P&DM in Johannesburg, South Africa.(Wesite
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The Near East and North Africa Urban Forum (NENA),
based in Rabat, Morocco, with knowledge management coordination
and support through EQI in Cairo, Egypt.( Wesite
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The Urban Resource Centre in Asia Pacific (URCAP)
based in AIT in Bangkok, Thailand, with sub-regional support office
in the AIILSG in Mumbai, India.(Wesite
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The Urban Resource Centre in Latin America and the
Caribbean, based in Quito, Ecuador.(Wesite
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Africa
Region
In the recent
wave of decentralisation in Africa, local authorities and other stakeholders
are working together to find ways to manage new responsibilities. This
process was facilitated by UMP activities through the Regional Office
for Africa.City consultation activities have been completed or are underway
in 39 cities through the engagement of regional anchor institutions
and local partners. Follow-up support to the city consultation has taken
many forms depending on local government resources and funding opportunities.
The new African Network of Urban Management
Institutes (ANUMI), comprised of BNETD, MDP, IAGU, P&DM and DPC,
are continuing this work. Click here for examples of the city consultation
process and results in
Arab
States Region
The Near East and North
Africa (NENA) Urban Forum, together with the Arab Media Forum for
Environment and Development (AMFED), and taking the lead in continuing
the work of the UMP Arab States Office. UMP has worked in 21 cities
in the region and has been successful in improving the living conditions
of the poor in many cities through the city consultation process. These
successes have been made possible by the sustained collaboration between
local UMP partners and the concerned municipalities and by an advocacy
approach that goes beyond the provision of technical advice. UMP Arab
States has also made a concerted effort to include gender concerns into
all its activities. This effort has resulted in modified city consultation
guidelines to include the gender dimension, and improved awareness and
coverage of the issue by the local media. Click here for examples of
the city consultation process and results in
Asia
and the Pacific Region
In Asia and the Pacific, decentralisation and local autonomy are gaining
momentum and with this the interest in capacity-building of local governments
is growing. The most recent experiences of UMP city consultations in
Asia have shown that the participatory urban governance approach is
essential for achieving improvements in existing urban conditions, processes
and institutions. The UMP Urban
Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific, with the Asia Institute
of Technology and the All India Institute of Local Self-Government as
lead institutions, is continuing the work of UMP. UMP Asia undertook
20 city consultations during Phase 3 and the outcome of these have indicated
the acceptance of participatory urban governance in Asian cities. Many
cities have been able to achieve significant success, which can be built
upon and replicated. Click here for examples of the city consultation
process and results in
Latin
America and the Caribbean Region
The city consultation methodology is well suited to the
current situation in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Given the
high rate of urbanisation in the region (73%), urban areas in LAC have
important lessons for other regions in the world in meeting the challenges
of urbanisation. The UMP LAC Urban Resource
Centre, comprised of all UMP LAC Anchor Institutions, has been active
in 40 city consultations and has been successful in contributing to
institutionalising and formalising participatory governance in the region,
as well as having a positive impact on improving life and conditions
for poor and excluded communities. Mainstreaming a gender perspective
has been an important component of UMP activities. Click here for examples
of the city consultation process and results in
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