IN a bid to design national urban policies, authorities
discussed setting up a National Urban Committee – NUC during a coordination
meeting held at the Ministry of Construction in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
At the meeting, Union Minister for Construction U Han Zaw
said NUC will advise in the design of an effective national urban policy and
steer guidance on implementation. He mentioned that a workshop on designing a
national urban policy framework was conducted on 4 June 2018, and a preliminary
workshop on holding a national policy conference was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 14
December 2018.
The results from the two workshops were used to decide which
policy components needed to be prioritized, said the Union Minister. He said
the NUPP necessitates completing the NUP by 2020 and holding a National Urban
Forum to pursue further actions. He urged everyone to participate in forming
the NUC so that an NUP which is line with the Myanmar Sustainable Development
Plan (MSDP-2030) can be drafted and put into action.
Next, Director-General U Min Htein and Deputy Director-General
Daw Aye Aye Myint explained the planning stage of the NUP and the duties of the
NUC, and the prioritized components of the NUP, respectively.
This was followed by the members of the provisional national
urban committee discussing the formation of the NUC after which, the Union
Minister delivered the closing speech.
Most of the world’s countries are adopting the New Urban
Agenda (2016-2036) and designing their own national urban policies. Myanmar is
also implementing the National Urban Policy Program (2017-2019), a
collaboration between the Department of Urban & Housing Development and
UN-Habitat, with support from South Korea.
Attending the meeting were Union Ministers Dr. Aung Thu and
U Win Khaing, deputy ministers, Hluttaw MPs, permanent secretaries, department
heads, members of associate organizations, and other officials.
MNA
(Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)
PHOTO: MNA
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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