Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing Mr. Majid bin Abdullah Al Haqeel, headed the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the 22nd meeting of the Committee of Their Excellencies Ministers in charge of Housing Affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Doha, Qatar, to discuss a number of joint files in the housing sector.
His Excellency the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing. The ministers discussed the 2024 Joint Housing Action Plan, which included a number of housing-related decisions, guides and frameworks, including the approval of the real estate incentive guide that links landowners with developers and financing entities, the approval of the guide to assess the resilience of cities in the field of housing in GCC countries, and the economic framework for partnership with private institutions to encourage investment in the real estate sector
. The meeting announced the launch of the sixth edition of the GCC Housing Work Award under the title “Smart Digital Applications and Technologies in Housing Projects and Programs”, raising the financial value of the award to SAR 375,000 instead of SAR 100,000, stressing the need for ministries and institutions concerned with housing affairs in the GCC countries to promote the new edition of the award to expand the scope of participation.
The meeting stressed the need for the ministries and institutions concerned with housing affairs in the GCC countries to promote the new edition of the award to expand the scope of participation.
Their Excellencies the ministers stressed the importance of continuing to participate in regional and international activities and meetings related to the field of housing to highlight the Gulf housing work, nominate the UAE as a member of the Executive Office of the Asia-Pacific Community, and chair the next General Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat).
The meeting emphasized the importance of continuing to participate in regional and international activities and meetings related to the field of housing to highlight the GCC housing work. The meeting noted the need to continue activating the mechanism for the exchange of experts and specialists in the field of housing among the GCC countries, and discussed the proposal of the General Secretariat to sign agreements with a number of specialized organizations that serve the housing sector, including the International Federation for Housing and Planning, the International Housing Association and the International Housing Finance Association.
The meeting also discussed the proposal of the General Secretariat on signing agreements with a number of specialized organizations that serve the housing sector. Their Excellencies then toured the exhibition accompanying the 22nd meeting of the GCC Housing Ministers Committee, in which the housing ministries of the GCC countries are showcasing their most prominent efforts and housing projects through their participating pavilions.
The Minister of Development honored the Minister of Housing and Planning. <At the end of the tour, the Minister of Social Development and Family in the sisterly State of Qatar, Ms. Maryam bint Ali Al Missned, honored Their Excellencies the Ministers in charge of housing affairs in the GCC countries. It is noteworthy that the 21st meeting of the Committee of Their Excellencies the Ministers in charge of Housing Affairs in the GCC countries was held in the Omani capital Muscat as part of the activities of the October Al-Omran Conference and the First Gulf Housing Conference hosted by the Sultanate of Oman from October 29-31 last year.
