About
Background
The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements: CITYNETCITYNET is a non-profit international organization that aims to improve living environments and tackle urban problems. Its headquarters is located in Seoul Special Metropolitan City. Founded with just 26 members in 1987, in the 30 years since, CITYNET has grown to become an international organization of 173 members (as of 2021). In 1995, CITYNET was granted consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations. CITYNET was also recognized in 2002 by UN-HABITAT with the Scroll of Honour for “playing a key role in facilitating City to City Cooperation and networking amongst local governments, NGOs and development agencies in Asia.”
Website
http://citynet-ap.org/Mission
To connect urban actors and deliver tangible solutions for cities across the Asia Pacific region.Membership
CITYNET’s members consist of full members which are cities, and associate members which are organizations. Please click here to see the list of member cities.Members (full and associate) within Japan
| Secretary General | Dr. Vijay Jagannathan |
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| President | Seoul Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea |
| President Emeritus | Yokohama City, Japan |
| First Vice President | Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Malaysia |
| Second Vice President | Makati City Government, Philippines |
| Executive Committee | Ahmedabad Study Action Group, India Bogor City, Indonesia Busan Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea Colombo Municipal Council, Sri Lanka Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal League of Cities of the Philippines, Philippines Penang Island City Council Suwon City, South Korea |
| Auditor | Muntinlupa City, Philippines |
History of CITYNET
| 1982 | The 1st Regional Congress of Local Authorities for the Development of Human Settlements in the Asia Pacific is held |
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| 1987 | CITYNET is established with the support of UNESCAP, UNDP, UN-HABITAT, and 26 members |
| 1989 | At the Shanghai Congress , the CITYNET Charter was adopted. UNESCAP undertook the functions of the Secretariat until the official CITYNET Secretariat was established |
| 1992 | The CITYNET Secretariat was established with the support of the City of Yokohama |
| 1995 | CITYNET is granted ECOSOC Status of United Nations and the Bangladesh National chapter is established |
| 1998 | Sri Lanka National Chapter established |
| 2001 | Nepal National Chapter established |
| 2002 | UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour |
| 2003 | The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre is established |
| 2007 | Indonesia National Chapter established |
| 2013 | CITYNET Secretariat relocates from Yokohama to Seoul. CITYNET Yokohama Project Office established. |
| 2016 | Urban SDG Knowledge Platform established with ESCAP and Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| 2017 | Philippines National Chapter established |
