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Local economic development, decent jobs and enhanced municipal finance
Description/achievement of initiative

City, regional and national authorities will have improved capacity to implement urban policies supportive of local economic development, creation of decent jobs and enhanced municipal finance

Implementation methodologies

Partner cities and regional authorities will develop human and institutional capacity to implement urban policies that are supportive of local economic development, creation of decent jobs and enhanced municipal finance with the collaboration of ILO-ITC, World Bank, local government authorities, CSOs and the private sector.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

UN-Habitat
Progress reports
End 2019
Urban youth support programmes
End 2019
Urban job creation strategies
Financing (in USD)
90,000,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: - 2019-12-31
Website
Partners
UN-Habitat
Countries
Contact information
Gulelat Kebede, Coordinator, Urban Economy Branch, gulelat.kebede@unhabitat.org
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