Housing and Land Management Press Releases
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Geneva UNECE and UNDP organized a joint training in Tbilisi, Georgia (22-23 November 2010) to address the question of access to justice in urban development. This training targeted public and private lawyers in Georgia and representatives of this country’s Ministry of Economic and
Geneva “It is crucial to develop effective standards and regulations and to ensure a proper institutional framework for disaster preparedness and prevention in Azerbaijan and other countries located in disaster-prone areas”, said Mr. Elkhan Asadov, Deputy Head of the Construction Control
Geneva UNECE released yesterday in Baku its Country Profile on the Housing Sector of Azerbaijan. In opening remarks at the launch event held in Baku, Mr. Marco Keiner, Director of the UNECE Environment, Housing and Land Management Division, addressed some of the trends in the housing sector
Geneva Urban areas in the UNECE region are increasingly facing challenges of ensuring access to affordable housing and improving energy efficiency and environmental soundness of dwellings. Housing shortages are experienced in many countries in the region; carbon footprints from dwellings
Geneva The recent sub-prime mortgage crisis and the collapse of the global housing bubble damaged financial institutions globally and sparked the worst financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression. As part of UNECE efforts to avert future crises and to promote sustainable development
Geneva Overall, the implementation of e-government reforms can improve the delivery of government services and result in lower operating costs, increased revenue for fiscal authorities, improved transparency in property transactions and reduced opportunities for fraud. These and other benefits
UNECE participated in the 5th session of the World Urban Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 22 to 26 March 2010, under the motto “The Right to the City - Bridging the Urban Divide.” Ján Kubiš, UNECE Executive Secretary, was one of the speakers in a Dialogue on “Sustainable
GenevaTransparent and efficient land management is a pre-requisite for the correct functioning of land and real estate markets, both of which play a fundamental role in guaranteeing a country’s prosperity and sustainable development. Transparent institutions can reduce the costs of
Geneva In countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), affordable housing has yet to become a reality. The region lacks a social rental housing market and its multifamily housing stock needs urgent restructuring. There is the additional problem of buildings that have become