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83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management

83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management

Housing and Land Management
03 - 07 October 2022
San Marino

03-06 October 2022 (Official session) - Detailed Programme

07 October 2022 (Field trip with activities)

Venue: Kursaal Congress Centre, San Marino

Languages: English, French and Russian

Please find the UPDATED logistical information note for participants in the linked file. UPDATES ON TRANSPORTATION TO SAN MARINO

 

The eighty-third session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management took place at the Kursaal Congress Centre, San Marino (3-6 October 2022). The host country offered a field trip with interesting activities on 7 October 2022.

The eighty-third session of the Committee supported regional exchange of experiences and good practices promoting affordable, adequate and climate-neutral housing; and inclusive, circular, smart and sustainable cities as part of countries’ response to and recovery plans for the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee session also reviewed implementation of the “Place and Life in the ECE – A Regional Action Plan 2030” which was endorsed by the Committee at its eighty-second session.

List of participants

Speakers

Photo Canti
Stefano Canti
Minister for the Territory, Environment, Agriculture and Civil Protection, San Marino
SM Beccari
Luca Beccari
Minister of Foreign Affairs, San Marino
SM Rossini
Tomaso Rossini
Captain of the Castle, San Marino, San Marino
SM Algayerova
Olga Algayerova
Executive Secretary, UNECE
Photo Foster
Norman Foster
Architect and President of the Norman Foster Foundation
Photo Spiros
Spiro N. Pollalis
Professor of Design Technology and Management, Emeritus, Harvard Design School  and  
Research Fellow at the Zofnass Program, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Photo Andoni
Doris Andoni
Chair, Bureau of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
Photo Taltavull
Paloma Taltavull de la Paz
Chair, UNECE Real Estate Market Advisory Group
Photo Dionisie
Ternovschi Dionisie
Deputy Mayor, Ungheni, Republic of Moldova
Photo Szorenyi
Andras Szorenyi
Senior Policy Advisor at Geneva Cities Hub
Photo Todt
Jean Todt
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Road Safety
Photo Thorne
Martha Thorne
Dean at IE School of Architecture and Design in Madrid/Segovia and
former Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Photo Strong
Gary Strong
Chair, International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS)
Photo Boeri
Stefano Boeri
Architect and Urban Planner, Stefano Boeri Architetti
SM Zetterquist
Fredrik Zetterquist
Chair, UNECE Working Party on Land Administration
SM-Menabde
Ioane Menabde
Head of Spatial and Urban Development Agency, Georgia
SM Ceban
Ion Ceban
General Mayor of Chisinau City Hall, Republic of Moldova
SM-Mueller
Hartmut Mueller
Senior Professor, FH Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Inst Spatial Information and Surveying Technology, Germany
SM Fijolek
Tomasz Fijolek
Executive Director of the Union of Polish Metropolishes
SM Porowski
Andrej Porowski
Executive Director, Polish Association of  Cities
SM Basilaia
Andria Basilaia
Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi, Georgia
SM Gaetz
Stephen Gaetz
Director of the Centre for Excellence on Youth Homelessness Prevention,
Professor and President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (Homeless, Hub), York University, Toronto. Ontario
SM Redman
Melanie Redman
President and CEO, A Way Home: Working Together to End Youth Homelessness, Canada
SM Kahn
Peter B. Kahn
Associate DAS, Office of Policy Development, Policy Development and Research
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
SM Toomel
Maris Toomel
Mayor, Jõhvi, Estonia
SM Tarantino
Matteo Tarantino
Centre of Excellence on Smart Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Urban Development,
University of Geneva, Switzerland
SM Cendoya
Alberto Cendoya
Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Housing, Norman Foster Foundation
SM Sim
Aleksey Sim
Deputy Director General, Strategic Development Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan
SM Szolgayova
Elena Szolgayova
Chair, #2030Housing Initiative
SM Aitken
Susan Aitken
Leader of the Council, Glasgow, United Kingdom
SM Kriekoukis
Tassos Kriekoukis
Ambassador, Diplomatic Advisor to the Mayor, Athens, Greece
SM Hedjazi
Alexandre Hedjazi
Centre of Excellence on Smart Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Urban Development,
University of Geneva, Switzerland
SM Vicesindaco
Eugenio Di Sciascio
Deputy Mayor of Bari, Italy
SM Mohylova
Marie Mohylova
Head, National Recovery Plan Department, Ministry of Regional Development, Czechia
SM Lulińska 2
Zuzanna Lulińska
Chief Specialist, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Poland

 

SM Tomescu
Horia Tomescu
Deputy Mayor, Bucharest, Romania
SM Rainoldi
Alessandro Rainoldi
Head , Territorial Development Unit, European Commission
SM Alabaster
Graham Alabaster
Head, Geneva Office, UN-HABITAT
SM Sultanov
Toktosun Sultanov
Deputy Chairman, Bishkek City Council
SM Grimsley
Carolyn Grimsley
Vice-Chair, REM and George Mason School of Business, United States
SM Jaadla
Andres Jaadla
Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Housing, Estonia
SM Demianenko
Olga Demianenko
Director, Department for Cooperation with International Agencies and Financial Institutions,
Kharkiv City Council
SM Hynynen 2
Raija Hynynen
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
SM Fürer
Stephanie Fürer
Scientific Associate Swiss Federal Office for Housing, Switzerland
SM Rypkema
Donovan Rypkema
Member, REM; President, Heritage Strategies International, United States
SM Sastre
Nuria Raga Sastre
Member, REM; Land Registrar, Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad, Mercantiles y de Bienes Muebles de Espana, Spain
SM Falko
Dmytro Falko
Chairman, Mykolaiv City Council, Ukraine
SM Kihlgren Grandi
Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi
Director, City Diplomacy Lab, France
SM Lertora
Michele Lertora
ExSUF Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Finance for Infrastructure and Smart Cities, Italy
SM Ristani 3
Anuela Ristani
Deputy Mayor, Tirana, Albania

 

 

Official documents

24858 _ ECE/HBP/213 - Report of the Committee on Urban Development, housing and Land Management on its eighty-third session _ 372249 _ English _ 773 _ 377939 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/213 - Report of the Committee on Urban Development, housing and Land Management on its eighty-third session _ 372249 _ French _ 780 _ 377940 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/213 - Report of the Committee on Urban Development, housing and Land Management on its eighty-third session _ 372249 _ Russian _ 864 _ 377941 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/212/Rev. 1 - Annotated provisional agenda for the eighty-third session, Rev. 1 _ 368402 _ English _ 773 _ 356121 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/212/Rev. 1 - Annotated provisional agenda for the eighty-third session, Rev. 1 _ 368402 _ French _ 780 _ 356123 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/212/Rev. 1 - Annotated provisional agenda for the eighty-third session, Rev. 1 _ 368402 _ Russian _ 864 _ 356124 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/1 - Second Forum of Mayors: Background and recommendations _ 367835 _ English _ 773 _ 357294 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/1 - Second Forum of Mayors: Background and recommendations _ 367835 _ French _ 780 _ 357295 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/1 - Second Forum of Mayors: Background and recommendations _ 367835 _ Russian _ 864 _ 357296 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/2 - Draft San Marino Declaration _ 367975 _ English _ 773 _ 357160 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/2 - Draft San Marino Declaration _ 367975 _ French _ 780 _ 357161 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/2 - Draft San Marino Declaration _ 367975 _ Russian _ 864 _ 357162 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/2/Rev. - San Marino Declaration (revised and adopted) _ 371407 _ English _ 773 _ 369355 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/3 - Summary of the Second Forum of Mayors _ 367972 _ English _ 773 _ 358605 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/3 - Summary of the Second Forum of Mayors _ 367972 _ French _ 780 _ 358606 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/3 - Summary of the Second Forum of Mayors _ 367972 _ Russian _ 864 _ 358607 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2020/4 - Results of the evaluation of the Forum of Mayors _ 369340 _ English _ 773 _ 359433 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2020/4 - Results of the evaluation of the Forum of Mayors _ 369340 _ French _ 780 _ 359434 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2020/4 - Results of the evaluation of the Forum of Mayors _ 369340 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359435 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/5 - Activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management since its eighty-second session _ 368599 _ English _ 773 _ 359352 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/5 - Activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management since its eighty-second session _ 368599 _ French _ 780 _ 359353 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/5 - Activities of the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management since its eighty-second session _ 368599 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359354 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/6 - Updated Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region _ 369443 _ English _ 773 _ 359838 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/6 - Updated Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region _ 369443 _ French _ 780 _ 359839 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/6 - Updated Guidelines for the Development of Voluntary Local Reviews in the ECE Region _ 369443 _ Russian _ 864 _ 359840 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/7 - Terms of Reference of the Real Estate Market Advisory Group for Sustainable, Climate-Neutral and Energy-Efficient Buildings and Cities for 2023-2024 _ 367974 _ English _ 773 _ 354954 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/202278 - Programme of Work of the Real Estate Market Advisory Group for 2023-2024 _ 369275 _ English _ 773 _ 358060 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/9 - Draft programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land management and Population sub-programme for 2023 _ 367973 _ English _ 773 _ 356965 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/9 - Draft programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land management and Population sub-programme for 2023 _ 367973 _ French _ 780 _ 356966 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/9 - Draft programme of work of the housing and land management component of Housing, Land management and Population sub-programme for 2023 _ 367973 _ Russian _ 864 _ 356967 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/10 - Planning of official publications and promotional materials for 2024 _ 368567 _ English _ 773 _ 356530 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/10 - Planning of official publications and promotional materials for 2024 _ 368567 _ French _ 780 _ 356531 _ pdf
24858 _ ECE/HBP/2022/10 - Planning of official publications and promotional materials for 2024 _ 368567 _ Russian _ 864 _ 356532 _ pdf

Information documents

28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 1 - Evaluation of the UNECE Forum of Mayors - Final Report, July 2022 _ 369655 _ English _ 773 _ 359272 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf.2 - Emerging needs of the ECE region in the areas of housing, real estate and urban development _ 371346 _ English _ 773 _ 364029 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 3 - Economic Resilience Building Plan - Tirana, Albania _ 370919 _ English _ 773 _ 362682 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 4 - Economic Resilience Building Plan - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan _ 369962 _ English _ 773 _ 360097 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 5 - Economic Resilience Building Plan - Kharkiv, Ukraine _ 369892 _ English _ 773 _ 359879 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 6 - Lessons learned from building urban economic resilience at the city level during and after the COVID-19 pandemic _ 369683 _ English _ 773 _ 359880 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 8 - Smart Sustainable Country Profile: Republic of San Marino _ 371179 _ English _ 773 _ 364030 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 9 - Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Tbilisi, Georgia _ 370930 _ English _ 773 _ 362850 _ pdf
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 11 - Outline of key components of the programme of work for 2024 _ 368908 _ English _ 773 _ 357617 _ docx
28358 _ ECE/HBP/2022/Inf. 12 - Draft recommendations from the Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management 83rd session to EXCOM _ 371044 _ English _ 773 _ 363322 _ pdf

In Focus: SDG 11 event, San Marino and Geneva (hybrid)

 

Inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities require sustainable and inclusive urban design and architecture
3 October 2022, 9.30-12.30

Held simultaneously in room H-207, Palais des Nations, Geneva and the Kursaal Congress Centre, San Marino with online connection  

Co-organized by UNECE and the Geneva Cities Hub
Back-to-back with the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management.

The In Focus: SDG 11 event is a platform for a refreshing dialogue on how cities and their networks as well as relevant organizations and stakeholders address global challenges that are traditionally discussed by States in multilateral fora. The In Focus: SDG 11 aims at better linking intergovernmental debates on issues related to SDG11 with what cities and their networks, and other stakeholders are doing on the ground. The event has been organized each year by UNECE since 2018 and the Geneva Cities Hub has partnered with UNECE on this event since 2019.

Concept note and programme

Presentations

 

Side events

Green finance for urban development
3 October 2022, 12:40 - 2.15 p.m. CEST

Concept note and programme

Presentations

Trees – Nature’s technology for climate-proof building”
5 October 2022, 12.45 p.m. CEST

Background note and agenda

 

Impact of the energy crisis on housing, real estate management and urban development
6 October 2022, 12:40 - 2.15 p.m. CEST

Concept note and programme

Presentations

 

Presentations - Wecome speeches

34155 _ Welcome speech - H.E. Mr. Luca Beccari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, San Marino _ 371778 _ English _ 773 _ 365156 _ pdf
34155 _ H.E. Mr. Stefano Canti, Minister for the Territory, Environment, Agriculture and Civil Protection, San Marino _ 372805 _ English _ 773 _ 367514 _ pdf
34155 _ Welcome speech - Mr. Tomaso Rossini, Captain of the Castle, San Marino, San Marino _ 371780 _ English _ 773 _ 365158 _ pdf
34155 _ Welcome speech - Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UNECE _ 371781 _ English _ 773 _ 365159 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 4: Panel on urban planning for climate-neutral, circular homes and cities

Presentations - agenda item 7: Update on the implementation of the Place and Life in the ECE –A Regional Action Plan 2030 and activities of the #Housing2030 initiative

34452 _ Mr. Peter Kahn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA _ 371784 _ English _ 773 _ 365165 _ pdf
34452 _ Ms. Marie Mohylova, Head, National Recovery Plan Department, Ministry of Regional Development, Czechia _ 371785 _ English _ 773 _ 365166 _ pdf
34452 _ Mr. Ruslan Gayfullin, Senior OfficeR the Strategic Planning Department, Strategic Development Agency, Uzbekistan _ 371786 _ English _ 773 _ 365167 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 8: Emerging needs of the ECE region in the areas of housing, real estate and urban development

34454 _ Ms. Hana Daoudi, Secretary, Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, UNECE _ 371787 _ English _ 773 _ 365168 _ pdf
34454 _ Mr. Ion Ceban, General Mayor, Chișinău , Republic of Moldova _ 371788 _ English _ 773 _ 365169 _ pdf
34454 _ Mr. Dionisie Ternovschi, Deputy Mayor, Ungheni, Republic of Moldova _ 371789 _ English _ 773 _ 365170 _ pdf
34454 _ Mr. Horia Tomescu, Deputy Mayor, Bucharest, Romania _ 371790 _ English _ 773 _ 365171 _ pdf
34454 _ Mr. Tassos Kriekoukis, Ambassador, Diplomatic Advisor to the Mayor, Athens, Greece _ 372142 _ English _ 773 _ 365982 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 9: Promoting access to affordable housing to women and youth

34457 _ Mr. Stephen Gaetz, Director, Centre of Excellence on Youth Homelessness Prevention; Professor and President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University, Canada _ 371964 _ English _ 773 _ 365553 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 10: Matters arising since the last Committee session

34458 _ Matters arising since the last Committee session - UNECE secretariat _ 371792 _ English _ 773 _ 365174 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 11: Response to the COVID-19 pandemic at city level and building urban economic resilience

34459 _ Mr. Toktosun Sultanov, Deputy Chairman, Bishkek City Council, Kyrgyzstan _ 371796 _ English _ 773 _ 365178 _ pdf
34459 _ Ms. Olga Demianenko, Director, Department for Cooperation with International Agencies and Financial Institutions, Kharkiv City Council, Ukraine _ 371983 _ English _ 773 _ 365572 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 12: Sustainable Development Goals Voluntary Local Reviews: measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level

34466 _ Ms. Hana Daoudi, Secretary, Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, UNECE _ 371791 _ English _ 773 _ 365172 _ pdf
34466 _ Ms. Raija Hynynen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of the Environment, Finland _ 371793 _ English _ 773 _ 365175 _ pdf
34466 _ Ms. Maris Toomel, Mayor, Jõhvi, Estonia _ 371794 _ English _ 773 _ 365176 _ pdf
34466 _ Mr. Spiro Pollalis, Head, Zofnass Programme, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States _ 371984 _ English _ 773 _ 365573 _ pdf
34466 _ Mr. Jeremy Murray, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva _ 371795 _ English _ 773 _ 365177 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 13: Implementation of the U4SSC initiative

34430 _ Ms. Hana Daoudi, Secretary, Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, UNECE _ 371960 _ English _ 773 _ 365549 _ pdf
34430 _ Mr. Tomaso Rossini, Captain of the Castle, San Marino, San Marino (speech) _ 371961 _ English _ 773 _ 365550 _ pdf
34430 _ Mr. Andria Basilaia, Deputy Mayor, Tbilisi, Georgia _ 371962 _ English _ 773 _ 365551 _ pdf
34430 _ Mr. Ioane Menabde, Head, Spatial and Urban Development Agency, Georgia _ 371963 _ English _ 773 _ 365552 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 14: Activities of the Geneva UN Charter Centres for Sustainable Housing and Smart Sustainable Cities

34438 _ Mr. Stephen Gaetz, Director, Centre of Excellence on Youth Homelessness Prevention; Professor and President of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University, Canada _ 371964 _ English _ 773 _ 365553 _ pdf
34438 _ Mr. Alberto Cendoya, Architect, Architecture, Design and Technology Unit, Norman Foster Foundation _ 371965 _ English _ 773 _ 365554 _ pdf
34438 _ Mr. Matteo Tarantino, Centre of Excellence on Smart Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Urban Development, University of Geneva, Switzerland _ 371966 _ English _ 773 _ 365555 _ pdf
34438 _ Mr. Michele Lertora , ExSUF Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Finance for Infrastructure and Smart Cities, Italy _ 371968 _ English _ 773 _ 365557 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 15: Activities of the Real Estate Market Advisory Group

34443 _ Ms. Paloma Taltavull de La Paz, Chair, Real Estate Market (REM) Advisory Group, Professor, Departamento de Análisis Económico Aplicado, Universidad de Alicante, Spain _ 371971 _ English _ 773 _ 365560 _ pdf
34443 _ Ms. Carolyn Grimsley, Vice-Chair, REM Advisory Group, Director, MS in Real Estate Development Development Program, George Mason School of Business, United States _ 371972 _ English _ 773 _ 365561 _ pdf
34443 _ Mr. Donovan Rypkema, Member, REM Advisory Group, President, Heritage Strategies International, United States _ 371973 _ English _ 773 _ 365562 _ pdf
34443 _ Mr. Gary Strong, Member REM Advisory Group, Head, International Fire Safety Standards Secretariat, United Kingdom _ 371974 _ English _ 773 _ 365563 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 16: Land administration and management

34447 _ UNECE secretariat _ 371976 _ English _ 773 _ 365565 _ pdf
34447 _ Mr. Hartmut Mueller, Senior Professor, FH Mainz University of Applied Sciences _ 371975 _ English _ 773 _ 365564 _ pdf
34447 _ Ms. Nuria Raga Sastre, Member, REM and Land Registrar, Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad, Mercantiles y de Bienes Muebles de Espana, Spain _ 371977 _ English _ 773 _ 365566 _ pdf

Presentations - agenda item 19: Update on technical cooperation activities

34453 _ Ms. Gulnara Roll, Regional Advisor, Forests, Land and Housing Division, UNECE _ 371978 _ English _ 773 _ 365567 _ pdf
34453 _ Mr. Alberto Cendoya, Architect, Architecture, Design and Technology Unit, Norman Foster Foundation _ 372143 _ English _ 773 _ 365983 _ pdf
34453 _ Mr. Dmytro Falko, Chairman, Mykolaiv City Council, Ukraine _ 371979 _ English _ 773 _ 365568 _ pdf
34453 _ Ms. Ana Paez, Programme Manager, One Works _ 371980 _ English _ 773 _ 365569 _ pdf

Video presentations