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Press Releases

Press releases

City of New York Joins UN-Habitat to launch report on the voluntary local review (VLR) movement الخميس, 6 يناير 2022
The 2021 World Habitat Awards winners announced الاثنين, 20 ديسمبر 2021
Press Release: Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown الخميس, 18 نوفمبر 2021
Press Release: Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise الخميس, 18 نوفمبر 2021
New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation السبت, 6 نوفمبر 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) السبت, 30 أكتوبر 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) السبت, 30 أكتوبر 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) السبت, 30 أكتوبر 2021

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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