An affiliate partner to International City/County Management Association (ICMA), UMC group of organizations – Urban Management Centre and Urban Management Consulting Pvt Ltd. Was founded in 1997 as ICMA’s project office in South Asia, later registered as an independent organization in 2005.
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VISION
Provide professional assistance to local governments for sustainable solutions that improves quality of life for all
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MISSION
- Holistic approach towards interwoven development challenges by offering a mix of intersectoral capacities
- Foster excellence in governance through innovative urban management solutions
- Provide technical assistance and support to local governments
- Facilitating good governance and capacity building through peer-to-peer learning and collaborative approach
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VALUES
- Responsible approach
- Equitable
- Inclusive
- Gender affirmative
- Ethics
- Environmental sustainability
- Accountable to our collaborators and stakeholders