Inauguration ceremony of the City Net Congress in Colombo will be held under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today at 9.00 am at the Grand Ball Room of the Colombo Hilton Hotel, Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) sources said.
As founder member and Executive Committee Member of the City Net since 1987, the CMC will host the 2017 City Net Congress. The City of Seoul is its current President. The City Net comprises over 138 member cities from 22 countries from the Asia Pacific Region. The Congress takes place every four year and this year celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Kandy, Galle, Negombo, Dehiwela/Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, are continuing members of the network in addition to holding its associate membership. It is the largest association of urban stakeholders committed to sustainable development in the Asia Pacific Region, the sources said.
Established in 1987 and supported by the UNESCAP, UNDP and the UN-Habitat, the Network has grown to 135 Municipalities, NGOs, Private Companies and research centres.
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