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Press Releases

Press releases

Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative الأربعاء, 23 أبريل 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 الخميس, 27 مارس 2025
Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities الأربعاء, 12 مارس 2025
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed for third term as Goodwill Ambassador for UN-Habitat in Arab States الاثنين, 24 فبراير 2025
C40 Cities and UN-Habitat join forces to drive bold action for more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities الاثنين, 17 فبراير 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for hosting World Cleanup Day 2025 and World Cleanup Day 2026 الخميس, 30 يناير 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for the hosting of the World Urban Forum in 2028 الجمعة, 6 ديسمبر 2024
UN-Habitat joins Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty الاثنين, 25 نوفمبر 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Global Network on Safer Cities Consultative Meeting: 'Strengthening the Safer Cities Strategy while responding to COVID-19' Speech, 27 May 2020 الأربعاء, 27 مايو 2020
Global Vision | Urban Action: Collaborating for a Stronger Future Webinar 1: Public Health Speech, 21 May 2020 الخميس, 21 مايو 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Equality and Accessibility Session, Wednesday 20 May 2020 الأربعاء, 20 مايو 2020
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), 17 May 2020 الأحد, 17 مايو 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Gender session, Wednesday 6 May 2020 الأربعاء, 6 مايو 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Economic Development, Thursday 30 April 2020 الخميس, 30 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Informalities, Wednesday 29 April 2020 الأربعاء, 29 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Finance and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Thursday 23 April 2020 الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020

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