FY2012 was the first year managed under the new Cities Alliance business model, which is showing great promise for the organisation and is already demonstrating concrete results. These results are especially evident in the Country Programmes underway in Uganda, Ghana, Vietnam, Mozambique and Burkina Faso.
In addition, the second Call for Proposals for the Catalytic Fund was issued with the theme "Youth and the City"; partnership programmes were deepened in Brazil and the Philippines; and regional work programme activities were approved for the Middle East-North Africa region, where Cities Alliance members have formed a partnership with the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) to support cities and national partners in designing and implementing inclusive development strategies.
