
Housing and Land Management
Introduction

The UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management works to promote
- energy efficient and adequate housing, including for those with special needs and vulnerable population groups
- compact, inclusive, resilient, smart and sustainable cities
- transparent and efficient land use, and property registration
This work is based on key United Nations policy documents on housing and urban development, including, Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing and Strategy for Sustainable Housing and Land Management 2014-2020.
Key Areas of Work
In focus
Highlights
New videos to watch
- 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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