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Press Releases

Press releases

World Cities Day 2025 urges to put people first in smart urbanization الجمعة, 31 أكتوبر 2025
UN-Habitat launches USD 9.9 million climate resilience project in Yemen الأربعاء, 29 أكتوبر 2025
Media advisory: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá الأربعاء, 22 أكتوبر 2025
World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response الاثنين, 6 أكتوبر 2025
UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners الثلاثاء, 30 سبتمبر 2025
UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing الجمعة, 26 سبتمبر 2025
Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku الأربعاء, 24 سبتمبر 2025
UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan الأحد, 21 سبتمبر 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory الثلاثاء, 7 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza الخميس, 2 نوفمبر 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الأربعاء, 6 سبتمبر 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 الخميس, 6 يوليو 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 الثلاثاء, 4 يوليو 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya الاثنين, 19 يونيو 2023

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