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

Housing and Land Management

Committee on Housing and Land Management sessions

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

Kharkiv

Mykolaiv