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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities الاثنين, 13 سبتمبر 2021
From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 الاثنين, 13 سبتمبر 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon الخميس, 2 سبتمبر 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon الخميس, 2 سبتمبر 2021
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia & UN-Habitat Regional Office of Arab States sign Letter of Agreement to work on promoting cities climate adaptation and green recovery and reconstruction الأربعاء, 25 أغسطس 2021
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world الخميس, 12 أغسطس 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals الخميس, 22 يوليو 2021
Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya الاثنين, 28 يونيو 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations الثلاثاء, 22 سبتمبر 2020
Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 الأربعاء, 29 يوليو 2020
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 الاثنين, 27 يوليو 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 الخميس, 9 يوليو 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020 الخميس, 9 يوليو 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 UN-Habitat and WHO Urban Form and COVID-19: Thinking Through Issues of Density, Overcrowding, Public Space, and Health Thursday, 9 July 2020 الخميس, 9 يوليو 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: UCLG and UN-Habitat Voluntary Local Review Series Launch Wednesday, 08 July 2020 الأربعاء, 8 يوليو 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: Voluntary National Review Lab: Multi-level governance and subnational reporting on Voluntary National Reviews and Voluntary Local Reviews. Wednesday, 8 July 2020 الأربعاء, 8 يوليو 2020

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