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Rebuilding Hope: Housing at the heart of crisis response.

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October 05, 2025

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Statement of the UNEP Executive Director on World Habitat Day 2025; October 6th.

October 05, 2025

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen remarks on World Habitat Day 2025; October 6th.

1st Meeting, 86th Session of Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management.

October 08, 2025

On 8 October 2025 (10 a.m.– 6 p.m.), a meeting of UNECE member States' ministers will address urgent challenges and strategic priorities of housing affordability and sustainability. Ten years after the adoption of the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing, ministers will be invited to share their countries' experience on major housing affordability and sustainability-related challenges and present key actions and strategic solutions for addressing them. As the key outcome of the meeting, ministers will be invited to agree on commitments towards sustainable and affordable housing. Related Documents: Learn More . Watch the 1st Meeting, 86th Session of Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land! Management Meetings & Events

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