The 4th session of APMCHUD was concluded in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan after the adoption of Amman Declaration and Implementation Plan.
Eng. Faris Gunaidi, The Chairman of the Organizing Committee announced the venue of the 5th APMCHUD that will be hosted by the Republic of Korea in 2014. The Head of the Korean delegation expressed the enthusiasm in sharing the Korean experience in tackling the chronic housing shortages and other urban issues with the member countries during the next APMCHUD as well as Korea’s devotion to make it a successful and fruitful one.
H.E. Eng. Yahia Al-Kasbi Jordanian Minister of Housing and Public works announced the election of the 4th APMCHUD Bureau Members during the final session including the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of India, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Maldives, the State of Samoa, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Fiji.
In his statement during the closing session, Dr. Joan Clos Executive Director of UN-HABITAT expressed his gratitude to the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for hosting the conference and to the Republic of Korea for hosting the 5th session of APMCHUD.
Dr. Clos pointed to the importance of the post 2015 development goals as well as to urbanization that requires the continued support by the governments in all countries in order to build more equitable cities that offer a source of livelihood, particularly for the youth. He also called for the need not to consider urbanization as a challenge but as a huge opportunity to achieve better economic performance and wealth generation. In addition, Dr. Clos encouraged member countries to share experiences, best practices and solutions referring to urbanization as described by economists as one of growth engines that can promote industrialization and the construction sector despite the difficult circumstances represented by the financial and political crises.
