Venue: Conference Room Tempus 2, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Languages: English, French and Russian
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](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Albania.jpg?itok=fFiGvMoH)
Minister of Finance and Economy, Albania
![Mr. Víctor Filloy Franco](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Andorra.jpg?itok=8nHUxjoH)
Minister of Territory and Housing, Andorra
![Belgium_Minister](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Belgium.jpg?itok=SIj2dyHe)
Minister-President, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
![Ms. Violeta Komitova](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Bulgaria.jpg?itok=l9eOf7ug)
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, Bulgaria
![Mr. Darragh O'Brien](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Ireland.jpg?itok=Oahz-m3V)
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland
![Mr. Stefano Canti](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/San%20Marino.jpg?itok=DnZIv1CH)
Minister for the Territory, Environment, Agriculture and Civil Protection, San Marino
![Ms. Daniela Grabmüllerová](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Czechia.jpg?itok=NaKUU4q5)
Deputy Minister for Regional Development, Czechia
![Alexander Khvtisiashvili](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Georgia.jpg?itok=YPPKFoCe)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia
![Sanja Bošnjak](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Croatia.jpg?itok=1ePDdk4q)
State Secretary, Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, Croatia
![Heidi Karin Nakken](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Norway.jpg?itok=O1PQ8WvY)
State Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Norway
![Martin Țole](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Romania.jpg?itok=Albe5SpP)
State Secretary, Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Romania
![Martin Tschirren](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Switzerland.jpg?itok=vxes_Jak)
State Secretary, Federal Office for Housing, Switzerland
![Ben Winter](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/USA.jpg?itok=I1NtlsJr)
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States
![Mikkel Sune Smith](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Denmark.jpg?itok=gJQaHKBN)
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Housing, Denmark
![Azerbaijan_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Azerbaijan.png?itok=DnDNsLxT)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office at Geneva
![Moldova_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Moldova.png?itok=cwIGFEi2)
State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Republic of Moldova
![Armen Ghularyan](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Armenia.jpg?itok=cGwogJUy)
Chairman, State Urban Development Committee, Republic of Armenia
![Josip Martić](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Bosnia%20and%20Herzegovina.jpg?itok=xFXgVr0G)
Federal Minister of Physical Planning, Bosnia and Herzegovina
![Spain_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Spain.png?itok=l_iX01RF)
Secretary General for Urban Agenda and Housing, Spain
![Xidoyatov Sherzod Saidjanovich](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Uzbekistan.jpg?itok=OxtloHNS)
Minister of Housing and Communal Services, Uzbekistan
![Slovakia_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Slovak.jpg?itok=V6G6Yyf3)
State Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Construction, Slovak Republic
![Lithuania_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Lithuania.jpg?itok=tbHZszhM)
Vice Minister of Environment, Lithuania
![Nikita Stasishin](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Russian%20Federation.jpg?itok=MyhSizwJ)
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Russian Federation
![Kyrgyzstan_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Kyrgyzstan.jpg?itok=xvF9TWKQ)
Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Kyrgyzstan
![North Macedonia_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/NMacedonia.jpg?itok=LBTQSh8H)
Deputy Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, North Macedonia
![Natalia Kozlovska](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Ukraine.jpg?itok=8d8e4NVA)
Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development, Ukraine
![Belarus_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Belarus.png?itok=wsypaNhh)
Advisor, Ministry of Architecture and Construction, Belarus
![Serbia_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Serbia.jpg?itok=o-5vmV37)
Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Serbia
![Tilman Buchholz](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Germany.jpg?itok=akCx0MQq)
Deputy Head, Federal Ministry Interior, Building and Community, Germany
![Terhi Lehtonen](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Finland.jpg?itok=8JydyhqG)
State Secretary for Housing, Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Finland
![Marina Gonçalves](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Portugal.jpg?itok=bw-Nz5ek)
State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, Portugal
![Robert Rožac](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Slovenia.jpg?itok=3YTH85Oa)
State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
![Montenegro_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Montenegro.png?itok=HcuVBA3-)
Director, Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism of Montenegro
![Zsolt Füleky](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Hungary.jpg?itok=fGQINBA6)
Deputy State Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, Hungary
![Malta_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Malta.jpg?itok=rLBlru1p)
Minister of Social Accommodation, Malta
![Efthimios Bakogiannis](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Greece.jpg?itok=M9QIumkB)
Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece
![Christian Zenz](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Austria.jpg?itok=HZ93yEi-)
Deputy Head, Division of Housing Policy, Austria
![Estonia_2021 Ministerial Meeting](/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2021-10/Estonia.png?itok=liO-YAeR)
Head of Housing Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia