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Organized conjointly by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation, the “BRIDGE for Cities” annual event promotes the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development via the Belt and Road Initiative at city level, to encourage municipal offi cials to scale up their engagement in inclusive and sustainable urban-industrial development initiatives, and to establish a platform through which cities can share their development successes and challenges and ultimately upscale their capacities.
The 3rd “BRIDGE for Cities” event attracted over 1050 Participants from 188 Cities in 87 Countries, representing urban-development stakeholders from public and private sector, as well as from academia and international organizations. At the 3rd “BRIDGE for Cities” event, four case cities, namely Trieste, Italy; Shanghai, China; Vienna, Austria and Chengdu, China, showcased their development plans and investment opportunities and highlighted the role of UNIDO’s technical competencies in facilitating the achievement of their urban-industrial development strategies. With increasing attendance and the successful case city approach, the event has justifi ed its importance as an eff ective and innovative platform for connecting cities along the Belt and Road and beyond.
Building upon the outcomes of the 3rd “BRIDGE for Cities” event, the event will continue to build new bonds with new case cities next year, while making the linkages with this year’s case cities stronger through follow-ups and partnership facilitation.