Chandragiri to present VLR report in 12th World Urban Forum

The Chandragiri Municipality is to present its Voluntary Local Review (VLR) report in the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF).

The WUF12 kicked off today in Cairo, Egypt. The international conference is being held under the auspices of the UN HABITAT and will run until November 8.

Chandragiri prepared the VLR report localizing some thematic areas of sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Mayor of Chandragiri Municipality, Ghanashyam Giri, left for Cairo on Saturday to participate in the conference. In addition to presenting the VLR report on behalf of the municipality, he will also share the works being done by the municipality.

Chief Administrative Officer of Chandragiri Municipality, Hemraj Aryal, said the VLR report helps to achieve sustainable development goals by 2030.

“Our main goal is to create a sustainable city by localizing sustainable development goals, as our overall policies, plans and programs are focused on this,” he said, adding, "This is a great opportunity for our municipality to be presenting the report at the World Urban Forum."