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Governance
In accordance with its charter, the governance and organisational structure of the Cities Alliance includes the Consultative Group, the Executive Committee, and the Secretariat.
The Consultative Group—the Alliance’s board of directors—is responsible for setting the Alliance’s long-term strategy, approving its annual work programme and budget, and reviewing achievements.
The Consultative Group consists of financial contributors to the Cities Alliance Trust Fund and the political heads of the global organisation of local authorities, UCLG, and Metropolis, who have pledged their commitment to achieving Alliance goals. The Consultative Group is co-chaired by the World Bank’s vice president for Sustainable Development and UN-HABITAT’s executive director. Prospective financial contributors may serve as associate members for two years.
The Consultative Group has also set up the eight-member Executive Committee, made up of a subset of its members, to provide guidance to the Secretariat.
Consultative Group Members
The Consultative Group includes representatives of the following:
The Consultative Group includes representatives of the following:
| Local Authorities | |||||
| Governments | |||||
| Non-Governmental Organisations | |||||
| Multi-lateral Organisations | |||||
| Associate Members | |||||
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Consultative Group Meetings
Consultative Group meetings are held annually in connection with a global public policy forum designed to share the lessons learned from experience and agree on policy orientations and standards of practice in areas related to the Alliance’s goals. List of Consultative Group meetings and their focus
The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee (EXCO) provides policy guidance to the Secretariat between Consultative Group meetings and oversight of the Secretariat on behalf of the Consultative Group.
The Executive Committee (EXCO) provides policy guidance to the Secretariat between Consultative Group meetings and oversight of the Secretariat on behalf of the Consultative Group.
The EXCO is appointed by the CG and is accountable to it in all matters including approving the annual work plan and budget of the Cities Alliance, including that of the Secretariat; participating in the selection of the Manager of the Secretariat; identifying and selecting countries for country programme interventions; and nominating the Chairperson of the Policy Advisory Forum.
It consists of a combination of permanent members, rotating members and non decision-making, ex-officio members.
The Policy Advisory Forum (PAF)is the platform for public discussion, debate and knowledge sharing. The Forum promotes dialogue between CG members and invited partners on key policy and strategic issues of city and urban development, and advises the Cities Alliance on appropriate policies and strategies.
The PAF has a Chairperson for a period of three years. The current PAF Chair is Clare Short, former Secretary for International Development (DFID/UK) and Member of Parliament.
The Cities Alliance previously had a Policy Advisory Board that provided guidance to the Consultative Group on key strategic, policy, and regional issues and supported the implementation of Alliance activities. In the wake of a considered review of its role and utility, the Policy Advisory Board was restructured into Policy Advisory Forum at the Consultative Group Meeting in Mexico City in November 2010.
The Secretariat
The Secretariat, housed at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., carries out the Alliance’s work programme and manages its day-to-day operations.
The Secretariat, housed at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., carries out the Alliance’s work programme and manages its day-to-day operations.
| Secretariat Staff | |||||
| Allou, Serge | : Senior Urban Specialist | ||||
| Balachandran, Madhavan | : Financial Management Specialist | ||||
| Baskin, Julian | : Senior Urban Specialist | ||||
| Bunch, Juliet | : Web Editor | ||||
| Cobbett, William | : Manager | ||||
| Gaspar, Rodolfo Jr. | : Information Assistant | ||||
| Henderson, Susanna | : Senior Programme Assistant | ||||
| Hohmann, René Peter | : Urban Specialist | ||||
| Khalayim, Oleh | : Programme Officer | ||||
| Kibui, Phyllis | : Operations Officer | ||||
| Milroy, Kevin | : Senior Operations Officer and Deputy Programme Manager | ||||
| Puspa, Erika | : Information Analyst | ||||
| Shah, Phoram | : Consultant | ||||
| Silva, Federico | : Programme Officer | ||||
| Zeman, Andrea | : Urban Specialist | ||||
| Regional Staff | |||||
| Bertolassi, Regianne | : Programme Assistant | : São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| José, Mariana Kara | : Research Analyst | : São Paulo, Brazil | |||
| Diagne, Mamadou | : Senior Programme Officer | : Abidjan, Cȏte d'Ivoire | |||
| Hosken, Adele | : Knowledge Management Analyst | : Pretoria, South Africa | |||
| Suri, D. Ajay | : Senior Programme Officer | : New Delhi, India | |||