The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), in partnership with UN-Habitat, UNOPS, and Cities Alliance, organized a half-day working session to refine the Gender-Responsive and Climate-Resilient Urban Development Framework and Step-by-Step Municipal Urban Planning Guideline on December 10, 2024. This event, conducted under the Cities 4 Women project funded by the European Union (EU) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), brought together 30 stakeholders from various line ministries and municipalities. The primary objective was to gather feedback and suggestions to refine the drafts of these two documents before testing and rolling them out at different local levels.

Preceding the discussions, a team of experts presented the draft report of both documents, emphasizing key provisions, followed by an interactive group discussion. The organized group discussions generated constructive feedback and specific comments. As a general observation, participants stated they would have liked to be consulted earlier and more often. Mr. Kamal Adhikari, Senior Sociologist at MoUD, highlighted the need for a simplified version of the framework to facilitate easier implementation at the municipal level.