UrbanShift 4th Steering Committee Meeting
The final UrbanShift Steering Committee Meeting will reflect on progress across the network and offer opportunities for collaboration across partners.
UrbanShift will host its 4th and final annual Steering Committee Meeting on June 26, 2025.
During this collaborative sessions, all UrbanShift Implementing Agencies as well as country representatives (from Ministries, Cities or partners executing the project) will provide updates from across the network, while the UrbanShift Global Platform team will reflect on recent activities and those on the horizon. The meeting will offer an opportunity to discuss avenues for collaboration as the program progresses through its final year.

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