The Asia Pacific Union for Housing Finance (APUHF) was established following collaborative efforts that began with a Regional Policy Dialogue on Pro-poor Housing Finance in New Delhi, India, in January 2008, where stakeholders recognized the need for a regional platform focused on affordable housing finance. Building on initiatives by organizations such as UN-ESCAP, UN-HABITAT, the National Housing Bank of India, the World Bank Group, and the Asian Development Bank, preparatory meetings were held in 2009 at Chiang Mai, Thailand to shape the objectives and structure of the network. These efforts culminated in the official formation of APUHF in 2010, with its secretariat hosted by the National Housing Bank in New Delhi, covering a broad geographic area that includes Central, South, Southeast, and East Asia along with the Pacific.