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UNECE Ministerial Meeting on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management and the 82nd session of the Committee on Housing, Urban Development and Land Management

“Affordable, adequate, and resilient housing in liveable cities, including cities which face extreme weather conditions”

06 - 08 October 2021
Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

Venue: Conference Room Tempus 2, Palais des Nations, Geneva

Languages: English, French and Russian

HLM-2021 Ministerial logo

The UNECE Ministerial Meeting on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management took place at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, on 6 and 7 October 2021, as part of the eighty-second session of the Committee on Housing, Urban Development and Land Management (6-8 October 2021). The meetings allowed for both in-person and online participation. 

The Ministerial Meeting launched the study “#Housing2030:  Improving Housing Affordability in the UNECE Region” developed by UNECE in cooperation with Housing Europe and UN-Habitat; and endorsed a regional action plan for the UNECE region “Place and Life in the ECE - A Regional Action Plan 2030: Tackling challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate and housing emergencies in region, city, neighbourhood and homes”.

 

URL: https://unece.org/housing/cudhlm-session82

Ministers participating

Ms. Delina Ibrahimaj
H.E. Ms. Delina Ibrahimaj
Minister of Finance and Economy, Albania
Mr. Víctor Filloy Franco
H. E. Mr. Víctor Filloy Franco
Minister of Territory and Housing, Andorra
Belgium_Minister
H.E. Mr. Rudi Vervoort
Minister-President, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

 

Ms. Violeta Komitova
H. E. Ms. Violeta Komitova
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria

 

Mr. Darragh O'Brien
H.E. Mr. Darragh O'Brien
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland
Mr. Stefano Canti
H.E. Mr. Stefano Canti
Minister for the Territory, Environment, Agriculture and Civil Protection, San Marino

 

Ms. Daniela Grabmüllerová
Ms. Daniela Grabmüllerová
Deputy Minister for Regional Development, Czechia
Alexander Khvtisiashvili
H. E. Mr. Alexander Khvtisiashvili
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
Sanja Bošnjak
Ms. Sanja Bošnjak
State Secretary, Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, Croatia
Heidi Karin Nakken
Ms. Heidi Karin Nakken,
State Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Norway

 

Martin Țole
Mr. Martin Țole
State Secretary, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Romania
Martin Tschirren
Mr. Martin Tschirren
State Secretary, Federal Office for Housing, Switzerland

 

Ben Winter
Mr. Ben Winter
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States
Mikkel Sune Smith
Mr. Mikkel Sune Smith
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Housing, Denmark
Azerbaijan_2021 Ministerial Meeting
H.E. Mr. Galib Israfilov 
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva

 

Moldova_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Ms. Ana Mardare
State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Republic of Moldova
Armen Ghularyan
H.E. Mr. Armen Ghularyan
Chairman, State Urban Development Committee, Republic of Armenia
Josip Martić
H.E. Mr. Josip Martić
Federal Minister of Physical Planning, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spain_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Mr. David Lucas Paron 
Secretary General for Urban Agenda and Housing, Spain

 

Xidoyatov Sherzod Saidjanovich
Mr. Xidoyatov Sherzod Saidjanovich
Minister of Housing and Communal Services, Uzbekistan
Slovakia_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Ms. Katarína Bruncková
State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Construction, Slovak Republic
Lithuania_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Mr. Darius Kvedaravičius
Vice Minister of Environment, Lithuania

 

Nikita Stasishin
Mr. Nikita Stasishin
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation
Kyrgyzstan_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Mr. Ruslan Tatikov
Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Kyrgyzstan

 

North Macedonia_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Ms. Hristina Odzaklieska
Deputy Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, North Macedonia
Natalia Kozlovska
Ms. Natalia Kozlovska
Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development, Ukraine
Belarus_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Ms. Alena Rakava
Advisor, Ministry of Architecture and Construction, Belarus
Serbia_2021 Ministerial Meeting
H.E. Mr. Tomislav Momirović
Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Serbia

 

Tilman Buchholz
Mr. Tilman Buchholz
Deputy Head, Federal Ministry Interior, Building and Community, Germany
Terhi Lehtonen
Ms. Terhi Lehtonen
State Secretary for Housing, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Finland

 

Marina Gonçalves
Ms. Marina Gonçalves
State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, Portugal
Robert Rožac
Mr. Robert Rožac
State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
Montenegro_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Ms. Radmila Lainović
Director, Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism of Montenegro

 

Zsolt Füleky
Mr. Zsolt Füleky
Deputy State Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Hungary
Malta_2021 Ministerial Meeting
H.E. Mr. Roderick Galdes
Minister of Social Accommodation, Malta
Efthimios Bakogiannis
Mr. Efthimios Bakogiannis
Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece
Christian Zenz
Mr. Christian Zenz
Deputy Head, Division of Housing Policy, Austria
Estonia_2021 Ministerial Meeting
Mr. Lauri Suu
Head of Housing Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia

 

 

Report of the session

16838 _ ECE/HBP/208 - Report of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management on its eighty-second session _ 362736 _ English _ 773 _ 342699 _ pdf
16838 _ ECE/HBP/208 - Report of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management on its eighty-second session _ 362736 _ French _ 780 _ 342700 _ pdf
16838 _ ECE/HBP/208 - Report of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management on its eighty-second session _ 362736 _ Russian _ 864 _ 342701 _ pdf

Detailed programme of the UNECE Ministerial Meeting and 82nd Committee session / List of documents / other important information

15452 _ Draft detailed programme UNECE Ministerial Mtg and 82nd Committee session _ 359377 _ English _ 773 _ 337678 _ pdf
15452 _ Draft detailed programme UNECE Ministerial Mtg and 82nd Committee session _ 359377 _ Russian _ 864 _ 337679 _ pdf
15452 _ List of Committee session documents with indication of the main decisions _ 360502 _ English _ 773 _ 337228 _ pdf
15452 _ List of Committee session documents with indication of the main decisions _ 360502 _ Russian _ 864 _ 337229 _ pdf
15452 _ Practical Information HLM Ministerial Mtg and 82nd Committee session _ 359376 _ English _ 773 _ 337155 _ pdf
15452 _ Practical Information HLM Ministerial Mtg and 82nd Committee session _ 359376 _ Russian _ 864 _ 336611 _ pdf
15452 _ Recommendations for Zoom Meetings Attendees _ 359664 _ English _ 773 _ 335099 _ pdf
15452 _ Recommendations for Zoom Meetings Attendees _ 359664 _ Russian _ 864 _ 335248 _ pdf

Official documents

15163 _ ECE/HBP/207 - Annotated provisional agenda for the eighty-second session _ 359033 _ English _ 773 _ 333276 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/207 - Annotated provisional agenda for the eighty-second session _ 359033 _ French _ 780 _ 333277 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/207 - Annotated provisional agenda for the eighty-second session _ 359033 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333278 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/1 - Executive Summary, Key Conclusions and Recommendations of the report "#Housing2030: Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region" _ 359141 _ English _ 773 _ 333559 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/1 - Executive Summary, Key Conclusions and Recommendations of the report "#Housing2030: Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region" _ 359141 _ French _ 780 _ 333560 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/1 - Executive Summary, Key Conclusions and Recommendations of the report "#Housing2030: Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region" _ 359141 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333561 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/2 - Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030: Tackling challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate and housing emergencies in region, city, neighbourhood and homes _ 359142 _ English _ 773 _ 333562 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/2 - Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030: Tackling challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate and housing emergencies in region, city, neighbourhood and homes _ 359142 _ French _ 780 _ 333563 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/2 - Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030: Tackling challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate and housing emergencies in region, city, neighbourhood and homes _ 359142 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333564 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/3 - COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the ECE Region _ 359143 _ English _ 773 _ 333565 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/3 - COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the ECE Region _ 359143 _ French _ 780 _ 333566 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/3 - COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the ECE Region _ 359143 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333567 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/4 - Draft Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region _ 359198 _ English _ 773 _ 333741 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/4 - Draft Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region _ 359198 _ French _ 780 _ 333742 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/4 - Draft Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region _ 359198 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333743 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/5 - Activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management _ 359034 _ English _ 773 _ 333279 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/5 - Activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management _ 359034 _ French _ 780 _ 333280 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/5 - Activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management _ 359034 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333281 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/6 - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Terms of Reference _ 359035 _ English _ 773 _ 333282 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/6 - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Terms of Reference _ 359035 _ French _ 780 _ 333283 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/6 - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) Terms of Reference _ 359035 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333284 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/7 - Terms of Reference for the Joint Task Force on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings for 2022-2023 _ 359144 _ English _ 773 _ 333568 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/7 - Terms of Reference for the Joint Task Force on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings for 2022-2023 _ 359144 _ French _ 780 _ 333569 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/7 - Terms of Reference for the Joint Task Force on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings for 2022-2023 _ 359144 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333570 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/8 - Draft programme of work of the Working Party on Land Administration for 2022-2023 _ 359145 _ English _ 773 _ 333571 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/8 - Draft programme of work of the Working Party on Land Administration for 2022-2023 _ 359145 _ French _ 780 _ 333572 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/8 - Draft programme of work of the Working Party on Land Administration for 2022-2023 _ 359145 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333573 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/9 - Draft programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme for 2022 _ 359189 _ English _ 773 _ 333718 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/9 - Draft programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme for 2022 _ 359189 _ French _ 780 _ 333719 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/9 - Draft programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme for 2022 _ 359189 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333720 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/10 - Planning of official publications and promotional materials for 2023 of the housing and land management component of the Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme _ 359146 _ English _ 773 _ 333574 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/10 - Planning of official publications and promotional materials for 2023 of the housing and land management component of the Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme _ 359146 _ French _ 780 _ 333575 _ pdf
15163 _ ECE/HBP/2021/10 - Planning of official publications and promotional materials for 2023 of the housing and land management component of the Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme _ 359146 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333576 _ pdf

Information documents

15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf. 1 - #Housing2030: Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE Region _ 359806 _ English _ 773 _ 335416 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf. 2 - Place and Life in the ECE - A Regional Action Plan 2030 Sketches by Norman Foster _ 360506 _ English _ 773 _ 337350 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.3 - Outcomes of the 2020-2021 survey of UNECE member States “Improving Housing Affordability in the UNECE region” _ 359204 _ English _ 773 _ 333754 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.4 - COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the ECE Region _ 359147 _ English _ 773 _ 334015 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.5 - Regional Policy Brief on Building Urban Economic Resilience during and after COVID-19 in the UNECE Region _ 359196 _ English _ 773 _ 345290 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.6 - Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan _ 359159 _ English _ 773 _ 333604 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.7 - Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Grodno, Belarus _ 359160 _ English _ 773 _ 333605 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf. 8 - Compendium of Practices on Innovative Financing _ 360471 _ English _ 773 _ 337170 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf. 9 - Sharing Economy and its effects on the housing market _ 360528 _ English _ 773 _ 337455 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.10 - Scenario Study on Future Land Administration in the UNECE region _ 359148 _ English _ 773 _ 333578 _ pdf
15164 _ ECE/HBP/2021/Inf.11 - Outline of key components of the programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land Management and Population subprogramme for 2023 _ 359149 _ English _ 773 _ 333579 _ pdf

Opening of the Ministerial Meeting - welcome speeches

19415 _ Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office of Geneva _ 361367 _ English _ 773 _ 339802 _ pdf
19415 _ Olga Algayerova, UNECE Executive Secretary _ 361368 _ English _ 773 _ 339803 _ pdf
19415 _ Rajagopal Balakrishnan, Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing _ 361369 _ English _ 773 _ 339804 _ pdf

Presentations - #Housing2030 study and the Place and Life in the ECE - Regional Action Plan 2030

19419 _ Launch of the #Housing2030 Final Report and Website - by Bent Madsen, Elena Szolgayova, David Orr and Julie Lawson _ 361319 _ English _ 773 _ 339817 _ pdf
19419 _ Place and Life in the ECE - Regional Action Plan 2030 - by Brian Evans, Professor of Urbanism and Landscape and Head of Urbanism, Mackintosh School of Architecture, The Glasgow School of Art _ 361379 _ English _ 773 _ 339815 _ pdf

Presentations and Statements of Ministers and heads of delegations

15165 _ Belarus - Alena Rakava, Advisor, Ministry of Architecture and Construction _ 361357 _ Russian _ 864 _ 339781 _ pdf
15165 _ Belgium - Rudi Vervoort  Minister-President, Brussels-Capital Region _ 361363 _ French _ 780 _ 339790 _ pdf
15165 _ Bosnia and Herzegovina - H.E. Mr. Josip Martić,  Minister of Physical Planning _ 361342 _ English _ 773 _ 339763 _ pdf
15165 _ Bulgaria - Violeta Komitova, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works _ 361359 _ English _ 773 _ 339784 _ pdf
15165 _ Croatia - Sanja Bošnjak, State Secretary, Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets _ 361343 _ English _ 773 _ 339765 _ pdf
15165 _ Czechia - Daniela Grabmüllerová, Deputy Minister of Regional Development _ 361338 _ English _ 773 _ 339759 _ pdf
15165 _ Denmark - Mikkel Sune Smith, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior and Housing _ 361339 _ English _ 773 _ 339760 _ pdf
15165 _ Finland - Terhi Lehtonen,   State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change _ 361344 _ English _ 773 _ 339766 _ pdf
15165 _ Georgia - Alexander Khvtisiashvili  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs _ 361360 _ English _ 773 _ 339786 _ pdf
15165 _ Germany - Tilman Buchholz, Deputy Head, Federal Ministry Interior, Building and Community _ 361341 _ English _ 773 _ 339762 _ pdf
15165 _ Hungary - Zsolt Füleky, Deputy State Secretary, Prime Minister's Office _ 361346 _ English _ 773 _ 339768 _ pdf
15165 _ Kyrgyzstan - Ruslan Tatikov, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance _ 361377 _ Russian _ 864 _ 339813 _ pdf
15165 _ Montenegro - Radmila Lainovic, Director, Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism _ 361340 _ English _ 773 _ 339761 _ pdf
15165 _ Norway - Heidi Karin Nakken  State Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation _ 361347 _ English _ 773 _ 339769 _ pdf
15165 _ Poland - Zuzanna Lulińska, Chief Specialist, Housing, Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology _ 361349 _ English _ 773 _ 339771 _ pdf
15165 _ Portugal - Marina Gonçalves, State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing _ 361352 _ English _ 773 _ 339776 _ pdf
15165 _ Romania - Marin Țole  State Secretary, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration _ 361361 _ English _ 773 _ 339787 _ pdf
15165 _ Slovak Republic - Katarína Bruncková, State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Construction _ 361364 _ English _ 773 _ 339791 _ pdf
15165 _ Switzerland - Martin Tschirren, State Secretary, Federal Office for Housing _ 361353 _ French _ 780 _ 339777 _ pdf

Presentations - 82nd Committee Session

19429 _ Agenda item 4 - Matters arising since the last Committee session - Gulnara Roll, UNECE _ 361387 _ English _ 773 _ 339829 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 5 - Towards Sustainable Smart City and post COVID-19 recovery - Amie Figueiredo, UNECE _ 361393 _ English _ 773 _ 339849 _ pdf
19429 _ UNDA COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE PROJECT: Building Urban Economic Resilience during and after COVID-19 - Juan Valle Robles, UNECE _ 361394 _ English _ 773 _ 339850 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 6 - Draft Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region - Juan Valle Robles, UNECE _ 361395 _ English _ 773 _ 339851 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7a - Update on activities under the UNDA 12th tranche project on smart sustainable cities with innovative financing - Tommaso Bassetti, UNECE _ 361397 _ English _ 773 _ 339853 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7a - Outcomes of the Virtual Clinics for the city of Bishkek - Neil Chadder, CDIA _ 361398 _ English _ 773 _ 339854 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7b - Preparations for the Second Forum of Mayors - Martin Zbinden, Minister, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO and EFTA; Chair of the Steering Committee for the 2022 UN Forum of Mayors _ 361399 _ English _ 773 _ 339856 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7c - Carbon-neutral and energy-efficient housing - Vahram Jalalyan, Joint Task Force on Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings _ 361382 _ English _ 773 _ 339821 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7c - Enhancing National Capacities to Develop and Implement Energy Efficiency Standards for Buildings in the UNECE Region - Oleg Dzioubinski, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE _ 361383 _ English _ 773 _ 339822 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7c - Carbon-neutral and energy-efficient housing: activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management - Gulnara Roll, UNECE _ 361384 _ English _ 773 _ 339823 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7c - A broad toolkit to achieve affordable carbon-neutral and energy-efficient housing - Holger Wallbaum, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden _ 361385 _ English _ 773 _ 339824 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7c - Geneva UN Charter Centre of Excellence, Trondheim - Silja Ronningsen, Centre for Sustainable Development, Trondheim Kommune _ 361386 _ English _ 773 _ 339825 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7d - Geneva UN Charter Centres of Excellence Network - Kristian Mjoen, the Norwegian Centre of Excellence on SDG City Transition and Alexandre Babak Hedjazi, University of Geneva and Coordinator, Geneva UN Charter Centre in Geneva _ 361400 _ English _ 773 _ 339858 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7e - Activities of the Real Estate Market Advisory Group - Paloma Taltavull, Chair, Real Estate Market Advisory Group _ 361402 _ English _ 773 _ 339860 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda itemj 7e - International Fire Safety Standards Coalition - Gary Strong, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); International Fire Safety Standards Coalition _ 361401 _ English _ 773 _ 339859 _ pdf
19429 _ Agenda item 7f - WPLA: Report on the implementation of PoW 2020-2021 and PoW 2022-2023 - Fredrik Zetterquist, University of Gävle, Sweden; and Chair of the UNECE Working Party on Land Administration _ 361403 _ English _ 773 _ 339861 _ pdf

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