Fifth Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development
The forum aims at discussing and presenting new Arab visions and finding innovative solutions and effective mechanisms to meet the current and emerging challenges at the urban, economic, social and environmental levels in the Arab world. The forum aims at spreading awareness about sustainable urban development, exchanging valuable experiences among Arab countries, and presenting leading initiatives to highlight best practices in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of housing and urban development plans and strategies.
The Fifth Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development will take place in Tripoli, Libya from 19-20 December 2023. Download the programme and the flyers for two GLTN sessions in English and Arabic.
Downloads:
Programme: Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development (English)
Programme: Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development (Arabic)
Session flyer: ‘Why is it so expensive to have a house?’ (English)
Session flyer: ‘Why is it so expensive to have a house?’ (Arabic)
Session flyer: Land Administration and Land Rights for peace and development in Libya (English)
Session flyer: Land Administration and Land Rights for peace and development in Libya (Arabic)
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