Maseru, Aug. 29–To strengthen governance and coordination for the Africa Urban Resilience Programme (AURP), the African Union Commission has operationalised the Steering Committee and the Technical Working Group for the AURP.
The AURP Steering Committee is the programme’s governing body, overseeing the overall implementation of the AURP and setting the strategic vision and the Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy, at the AU Commission, serves as the Secretariat of the AURP Steering Committee.
The AURP Technical Working Group comprises AU Member States (MSs), Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the AUC, multilateral and bilateral partners, women, and other stakeholders who support and implement resilience-building efforts at the national, regional, continental, and global levels.
“The operationalisation of the Africa Urban Resilience Programme’s governance and coordination mechanisms is a milestone towards streamlining multi-agency collaboration for the AURP’s implementation,” said Mr. Harsen Nyambe Nyambe, Director of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE), African Union Commission.
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