The conference “HOUSING REFORMS IN SERBIA – LOCAL PRACTICES TOWARD THE NATIONAL STRATEGY” will continue the Cycle of thematic conferences CITIES IN DIALOGUE, programmed from December 2007 to June 2008, which UN-HABITAT the United Nations Human Settlements Programme Office for Serbia is organizing in collaboration with the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities, and with the Ministry of Infrastructure. The Cycle of thematic conferences CITIES IN DIALOGUE is financed by the Government of Italy within the SIRP Programme.

The main objective of the Conference is to stimulate a DIALOGUE amongst Serbian municipalities through sharing of experiences and lessons learned from the process of development and implementation of local housing strategies and housing projects that have been achieved within UN-HABITAT SIRP – Settlement and Integration of Refugees Programme. The main objective is to stimulate debate and promote dialogue for systematic changes in the housing sector between local and national authorities.

The conference combines key note presentations with plenary discussions and highly interactive thematic group deliberations. Main themes for the three parallel sessions are: 1. Social Housing Law – Institutions and Instruments; 2. Local housing strategies and alternative housing solutions; 3. Local Housing Agencies – Role and Networking.

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