The project will support transitions of beneficiary selected countries in the UNECE region towards smart and sustainable cities with a view to support implementation of the Goal 11 and other urban related SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Improved capacities among local and national government officials in five countries in the UNECE region to develop and implement sustainable urban policies will result from (i) evaluation of cities’ performance and (ii) capacity building activities to promote evidence-based policies and the vertical and horizontal coordination between different government agencies and with participation of cities’ inhabitants. The project will target five cities in countries with economies in transition: Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan; Tbilisi, Georgia; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Grodno, Belarus; and Podgorica, Montenegro. The expected result would be evidenced by each of the participating cities having developed concrete measures, endorsed by the local as well as national governments, to implement recommendations stemming from the smart sustainable city profiles. The project will support achieving SDG 11 “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” as well as other SDGs, including SDGs 3, 6, 9, 13 and the New Urban Agenda.