The roadmap for 2025 includes virtual intersessional meetings for member states, nominated experts and other stakeholders to pursue the work on the identified thematic areas, and a second meeting of the Working Group (OEWG-H2).

UN-Habitat is pleased to invite the experts nominated by Member States and the Permanent and Observer Missions representatives to attend the planned intersessional thematic online meetings.


Overview

 

 

The virtual intersessional thematic meetings are being rolled out with two sessions for each topic to cater for different time zones, according to the following schedule: 

Housing Finance: 24th June 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

Tenure Security: 25th June 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

Informal Settlements: 26th June 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

Social Housing: 27th June 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

Sustainability: 16th September 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

Definitions: 17th September 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, French, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

Monitoring framework: 18th September 2025 10:00-1:00pm EAT (English, Russian, Arabic) and 4:00-7:00pm EAT (English, French, Spanish, Arabic)

The draft recommendations drawn from these virtual thematic intersessional meetings will be compiled in a summary that will be presented at the OEWG-H2, with similar processes taking place in 2026, 2027 and 2028 with a comprehensive set of housing policy recommendations presented at the third session of the Habitat Assembly in 2029.

Housing Finance
Housing Finance - Background Paper and Draft recommendations (Initial draft)

Tenure Security
Tenure Security - Background Paper and Draft recommendations (Initial draft)

Informal Settlements
Informal Settlements - Background Paper and Draft recommendations (Initial draft)

Social Housing
Social Housing - Background Paper and Draft recommendations (Initial draft)

Housing Sustainability
Housing Sustainability - Concept Note

Housing Sustainability - Annex Document

Housing Monitoring Framework
Housing Monitoring Framework - Concept Note

Housing Monitoring Framework - Annex

Definition of Homelessness
Definition of Homelessness - Concept Note

Definition of Homelessness - Annex

Definition of Informal Settlements
Definitions of Informal Settlements - Concept Note

Definitions of Informal Settlements - Annex

Registration

Registration can be found here