UN-HABITAT and the European Union’s Committee of the Regions on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at improving sustainable urban development in Europe and sharing best practices with the developing world.
The memorandum was signed by Mr. Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of the Regions, and Mr. Gerhard Stahl, Secretary General of the Committee, and Mr. Jean Bakole, Director of the UN-HABITAT Brussels office.
Representing 344 regions from 27 EU Member States, the CoR is the political Assembly that works with and on behalf of local and regional governments, especially on the elaboration of Community policies and legislation on sustainable development of cities and regions.
