The CEB hosts the inaugural meetings of the governing bodies of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP) and the RHP Fund

PARIS - The CEB hosted the inaugural meeting of the RHP¹ Steering Committee, which is the high coordinating body of the RHP, and the inaugural meeting of the Assembly of Donors, the supreme body of the RHP fund.

The event brought together all the RHP stakeholders: the four Partner Countries, the Donors to the RHP (including the European Commission and the United States), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the CEB.

The two meetings provided an opportunity to take stock of the significant progress achieved in the past months. In his opening address to the RHP Steering Committee, Rolf Wenzel, the Governor of CEB stated:

"A year ago, the Partner Countries signed the Belgrade Declaration. They committed themselves to providing durable housing solutions to the most vulnerable refugees and displaced persons. Since then, the international community has established the RHP Fund and the first contributions have been paid in. The Partner Countries have made great strides in preparing their projects and setting up their implementation structures. The Regional Housing Programme has now entered its operational phase in earnest."