29 and 30 April: Study tour to Helsinki, Finland
29 and 30 April - Study tour to Helsinki, Finland, in order to learn about construction waste, demolition waste management and civil defense shelters.
German Platform for the Reconstruction of Ukraine on 29th January at 2:00 pm CET
Join us at an event hosted by the German Platform for the Reconstruction of Ukraine on 29th January at 2:00 pm CET for a presentation of the UN4UkrainianCities project.
Workshop: "Ensuring tenure security after natural and man-made disasters"
Workshop: "Ensuring tenure security after natural and man-made disasters"
Housing cooperatives in the UNECE region: best practices and experiences
Housing cooperatives in the UNECE region: best practices and experiences
84th session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
UNECE’s activities in Ukraine will be presented in the session on the 6th of October. Please see more information here: https://unece.org/housing/events/cudhlm-session84
Third Forum of Mayors
Please find all information here: https://forumofmayors.unece.org/
The UK, jointly with Ukraine, hosted the international Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2023) in London on 21-22 June 2023
URC 2023 brought together the international community to help secure Ukraine’s long-term economic future – one that is more modern, open and resilient.
UN4Ukrainian Cities Project Kick-Off Meeting
Enhancing urban planning in the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv in Ukraine by supporting to the implementation of the new master plans and facilitating investments in sustainable urban infrastructure
UN4Ukrainian Cities Project Kick-Off Meeting (Copy)
Enhancing urban planning in the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv in Ukraine by supporting to the implementation of the new master plans and facilitating investments in sustainable urban infrastructure
Local architects meeting in Kharkiv
The Norman Foster Foundation and the local architects in Kharkiv discussed about the pilot projects of the Master Plan.
Project presentation at the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
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 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.
Local Architects Meeting in Kharkiv
The Norman Foster Foundation and the local architects in Kharkiv discussed about the pilot projects of the Master Plan. The local architects presented their updated vision for the city.
Meeting to present progress on the Mykolaiv Masterplan to the city government
The global design and consultancy firm OneWorks presented their first results and progress on the work of the Masterplan.
Local Architects Meeting in Kharkiv
The Norman Foster Foundation and the local architects in Kharkiv discussed about the pilot projects of the Master Plan.
First meeting with local architects in Mykolaiv
Description: The first meeting with the local architects in Mykolaiv included a brainstorming session on their vision for the city.
Meeting with Local Transportation Team
The local transportation team presented background information about pre-war transportation projects and background information about the transport infrastructure in Kharkiv. The Norman Foster Foundation presented their progress on transport topics for the Master Plan.
Thematic workshop on urban transport with the focus on electric urban transport
The workshop was held in-person with possible online participation.
The workshop was co-organized by the Sustainable Transport Division, the Sustainable Energy Division and the Housing and Land Management Unit of the Forests, Land and Housing Division. The workshop provided further inputs to document ECE/TRANS/WP.5/2022/2 entitled “Taking stock of new trends towards electric vehicle charging infrastructure”.
The workshop provided a platform for participants to:
Exchange views on trends, opportunities, and challenges in the field of electrification of road vehicles at urban, suburban, and regional levels.
Discuss the policy and infrastructure needs that these developments create for transport, energy, and spatial planning, including in an urban environment.
Propose ideas and identify next steps for needed action in this field.
First informal meeting with Mykolaiv city government
The first informal meeting with the city government took place in order for all stakeholders to get to know each other and to start the preparations of the city’s Masterplan. The city government was represented by the mayor Oleksandr Senkevych, the vice mayor Vitaly Lukov and the chairman of the city council Dmytro Falko.
First Local Architects Meeting in Kharkiv
The group of local architects in Kharkiv joined the discussions led by the Norman Foster Foundation and the City Government of Kharkiv. Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov spoke of his vision to transform the city to become a great European city, well developed economically and with its distinct architecture highlighting the city’s history and cultural heritage. Architect Norman Foster underlined that “history, culture, celebrating the past, is all hugely important when planning neighbourhoods and rebuilding a city.”
Second UN4Kharkiv Task Force Meeting
The meeting was organized by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in cooperation with the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine and City Government of Kharkiv. Building on longstanding cooperation, the Ministry requested UNECE to support ongoing reconstruction efforts in Ukraine. In response, UNECE established the UN4Kharkiv Task Force comprising different UN agencies working together to support efforts of the government in developing innovative approaches to rebuilding cities in Ukraine.
Local architects meeting in Kharkiv
The objective of this briefing was to inform the media on the work that had started through the collaboration of Lord Norman Foster and the Mayor of Kharkiv Mr. Igor Terekhov.
UN4Kharkiv Task Force Meeting
Following the first Task Force meeting on 12 April, a draft report together with an unofficial translation of the Draft Plans on the Integrated Rehabilitation of Settlements prepared by the Ministry for Territories and Communities Development of Ukraine was circulated to all meeting participants with the invitation to provide comments; additional comments to draft report are welcome.
Workshop on “Digitalization in cities”: International PPP Forum in Athens
Following the first Task Force meeting on 12 April, a draft report together with an unofficial translation of the Draft Plans on the Integrated Rehabilitation of Settlements prepared by the Ministry for Territories and Communities Development of Ukraine was circulated to all meeting participants with the invitation to provide comments; additional comments to draft report are welcome.
First Coordination Meeting in Kharkiv
The objective of this meeting was engage the stakeholders and to kick-off the work towards building back better the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine.