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Housing and Land Management

Introduction

The UNECE Housing and Land Management Unit is a secretariat to the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management and its Working Party on Land Administration (WPLA), the Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) and the Forum of Mayors.

The Commitee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management (CUDHLM) works to promote:

Affordable, adequate, climate-neutral housing, including for those with special needs and vulnerable population groups
Compact, inclusive, circular, resilient, smart and sustainable cities
Transparent and efficient land use, and property registration

This work is based on principles and objectives of key United Nations policy documents on housing and urban development, including, the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing and Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030. The proposed activities support implementation of decisions of the annual sessions of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management.

Key areas of work

Affordable Housing

Energy Efficiency

Urban Development

Smart Cities

Land Administration

Country Profiles

In focus

Urban Resilience Week (2-6 October 2023)

The UNECE Urban Resilience Week brought together representatives of national and subnational governments, experts, civil society representatives from the UNECE region and beyond to discuss strategies and solutions for building more resilient and sustainable cities.

With a focus on innovative approaches to urban planning and design, innovative financing instruments for urban infrastructure and community engagement, the Urban Resilience Week offered valuable insights and networking opportunities for anyone interested in practical solutions for promoting urban resilience.

The Urban Resilience Week included the Third Forum of Mayors (2-3 October 2023) and the 84th session of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management (4-6 October 2023).

Third Forum of Mayors (2-3 October 2023)

Mayors kicked off the UNECE 2023 #UrbanResilienceWeek on the theme of Urban Regeneration toward 2030.

This year’s Forum featured an Interregional Segment, which brought together Mayors from within and outside the pan-European region, as well as multiple roundtables for Mayors to share their Urban Regeneration projects.

The Forum of Mayors also delivered Recommendations developed for the consideration of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management at its 84th session.

84th session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management (4-6 October 2023, Geneva)

The eighty-fourth session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management took place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 4-6 October 2023.

The eighty-fourth session of the Committee supported regional exchange of experiences and good practices on promoting affordable, adequate and climate-neutral housing and inclusive, circular, smart and sustainable cities. The Committee session also reviewed the implementation of the “Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030”, endorsed by the Committee at its eighty-second session, and the San Marino Declaration, adopted by the Committee at its eighty-third session.

Please click here for more details on the Committee session, including the presentations of speakers and links to photos.

News

UNECE helps Ukraine draft law to address housing challenges and develops municipal investment tracker for greater transparency in reconstruction projects

11 October 2023

UNECE Forum of Mayors fosters city-to-city learning for regeneration and resilience, facilitating an inclusive multilateralism

10 October 2023

UNECE supports cities of Almaty and Podgorica to become smarter and more sustainable

06 October 2023

Highlights

New videos to watch

#Housing2030 - Time to think and do differently > link
Gary Strong, Chair of the International Fire Safety Standards Coalition, on international standards on fire safety for buildings
Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of UNECE, talks about SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

"Too little space for too many people", said Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania, on the occasion of Day of Cities ( 8 April 2019, Geneva)

"My call to action is to make sure that we listen to the people and the communities that those policies are designed for", said Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, on the occasion of Day of Cities (8 April 2019, Geneva)

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