25th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group

The 25^th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group (PAWG) was held on 15-16 September 2025, in Ankara, with the theme of “Decent Housing for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries” with the participation of the OIC Member Countries and OIC Institutions.

Throughout the sessions, participants shared their national experiences on housing strategies, highlighted good practices, and discussed common challenges faced in addressing the housing needs of the poor. The meeting also provided a platform to deliberate on ways to further strengthen policy development and enhance strategies aimed at improving access to decent housing.

In addition, participants were briefed on the final draft of the Policy Guide on Decent Housing for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries. The meeting come up with set of policy recommendation which was prepared in line with the theme of the meeting, to be submitted to adoption of 41^st COMCEC Ministerial Meeting on 1-4 November, 2025.

Furthermore, on the second day of the Meeting, a field visit was organized to a social housing project implemented by the Housing Development Administration of the Republic of Türkiye (TOKİ). Through this visit, the participants had the opportunity to directly observe the functioning and practices of the project and to gain first-hand insights into the ongoing activities.

For further details, please refer to the following documents and resources:

• Agenda of the Meeting
• Program of the Meeting
• Presentations made during the Meeting :
  • Outlook 2025 PAWG
  • Guide on Decent Housing for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries
  • Lessons Learnt from the Selected Case Studies and the Policy Options
  • Presentation by Albania
  • Presentation by Azerbaijan
  • Presentation by Municipality of Gaziantep, Türkiye
• List of Participants