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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat to launch World Cities Report 2026 on the global housing crisis at WUF13 الاثنين, 18 مايو 2026
Official Opening Press Conference for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) الأحد, 17 مايو 2026
WUF13 highlights key events advancing global dialogue on housing الخميس, 14 مايو 2026
New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia الأربعاء, 13 مايو 2026
Global leaders in housing, finance and urban policy to gather at WUF13 to address housing crisis and climate risks الثلاثاء, 12 مايو 2026
UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award الاثنين, 11 مايو 2026
Media partners announced for WUF13 in Baku الجمعة, 8 مايو 2026
Japan and UN-Habitat back urban recovery in Syria, to benefit 870,000 الخميس, 7 مايو 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Statement by the President of Kenya at the opening of the second United Nations Assembly. الثلاثاء, 6 يونيو 2023

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