The World Urban Campaign (WUC) is an advocacy and partnership platform to raise awareness about positive urban change in order to achieve green, productive, safe, healthy, inclusive, and well planned cities. Its goal is to place the Urban Agenda at the highest level in development policies. It is coordinated by UN-Habitat and driven by a large number of committed partners – currently 210 partners and networks – from around the world.
Shehersaaz is an active member of World Urban Campaign and joined it in 2015. Shehersaaz organized a series of Urban Policy Dialogues on various themes in partnership with leading multilateral, and international non-government organizations namely, Plan International, IUCN, CONCERN Worldwide and universities including Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad; COMSATS, Islamabad, and National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad.
Since 2021, Shehersaaz has proudly served as a Participating Entity of Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030). In this role, we leverage our specialized knowledge and technical expertise to support local governments in building climate-resilient cities. Moving along the MCR2030 resilience roadmap, we continue to actively advocate for institutional collaboration, encouraging and supporting partnering organizations to join forces with local authorities to secure a resilient urban future.
“The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) is the largest international network of organisations committed to working together to improve the lives of people affected by disasters world-wide.”
Launched in 2007, GNDR was founded on the principle that civil society achieves a far greater impact when working collectively to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable people. The network was created in response to a critical concern among civil society organizations: that global frameworks, such as the Hyogo Framework for Action, often fail to translate into practical, front-line change where vulnerable communities actually live and work. To bridge this gap, GNDR focuses heavily on localized, community-level resilience.
Shehersaaz joined this prestigious international network in 2021. As an active GNDR member, we collaborate with global peers to share localized learning and best practices, driving impact through targeted communication and capacity-building initiatives. Working alongside National Focal Points and Regional Advisory Groups, Shehersaaz helps set the agenda for systemic change, steering strategic priorities and leading the localized implementation of GNDR’s global strategies within Pakistan and the wider region.