Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem El Gazzar joins the 38th annual Council of Ministers of Housing and Construction in Amman under the ٍsponsorship of Jordan PM Bisher Al Khasawneh and Minister of Public Works and Housing Yahya Al-Kasabi, Invest-Gate reports.

El Gazzar presents Egypt’s National Report, launched in March 2021, for the council to follow up on the new urban development agenda of Egypt, displaying its implementation progress based on decisions taken during the previous session of the council. The decisions include a follow up on the sustainable development plan 2030 and that of the Arab strategy for housing and sustainable urban development. The report reviews the achievements made in the field of sustainable urban development. It also demonstrates all obstacles while implementing such plan, recommending the ministry’s proposed solutions.

Under the council 38th session titled, The Quality of Life as One of The Basics of Proper Urban Planning, El Gazzar reveals Egypt’s recorded remarkable achievements in the field of comprehensive development with the expansion of new cities and upgrading citizens quality of life during the past few years.

El Gazzar also points out that the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) has won An Appreciation Award in Sustainable Urban Development, out of 170 nominated institutions, granted by the United Nations Human Settlements Program 2021 (UN-Habitat), due to its achievement in sustainable urbanization and providing housing units for various social segments.