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Press Releases

Press releases

World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing الجمعة, 30 مايو 2025
UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all الخميس, 29 مايو 2025
Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action الخميس, 29 مايو 2025
Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing الأربعاء, 28 مايو 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 الأربعاء, 28 مايو 2025
Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis الأربعاء, 28 مايو 2025
Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis الاثنين, 26 مايو 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 الأربعاء, 7 مايو 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the Kenya Urban Forum “Strategic Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization in Kenya” الأربعاء, 14 يونيو 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the closing of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الأربعاء, 14 يونيو 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 22 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 الخميس, 8 يونيو 2023
Statement from the Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed to the second United Nations Habitat Assembly الخميس, 8 يونيو 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi الأربعاء, 7 يونيو 2023

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