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Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors
UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour
Sustainable, affordable urban setting: Government, UN-Habitat rally stakeholders
UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions
UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day
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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat announces 2026 Scroll of Honour Award winners الجمعة, 2 أكتوبر 2026
Muscat to host global observance of World Habitat Day 2026 الخميس, 1 أكتوبر 2026
Eurasian Development Bank and UN-Habitat partner to advance sustainable urban development الخميس, 1 أكتوبر 2026
Leaders adopt Ulaanbaatar Declaration, calling for stronger local action for land resilience الجمعة, 21 أغسطس 2026
UN-Habitat Executive Director to visit South Africa to launch new UN-Habitat country office الاثنين, 10 أغسطس 2026
Helping Homs recover: Japan and UN-Habitat launch major urban renewal initiative الخميس, 30 يوليو 2026
UN-Habitat and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to advance sustainable urbanization across the Horn and Eastern Africa الخميس, 23 يوليو 2026
State of Andhra Pradesh in India and UN-Habitat commit to global urban innovation partnership الأربعاء, 15 يوليو 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening remarks at the stakeholder dialogue toward the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الاثنين, 22 مايو 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 24 March 2023 to 1 May 2023 الخميس, 4 مايو 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated April 2023 الجمعة, 14 أبريل 2023
Speech at the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on zero waste الجمعة, 31 مارس 2023
Closing remarks of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya الخميس, 30 مارس 2023
Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat الثلاثاء, 28 مارس 2023
Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON الثلاثاء, 28 مارس 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 الجمعة, 24 مارس 2023

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