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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

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis, Thursday 16 April 2020 الخميس, 16 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 15 April 2020 الأربعاء, 15 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Government Associations, Thursday 9 April 2020 الخميس, 9 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 الأربعاء, 8 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 الأربعاء, 1 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 الأربعاء, 25 مارس 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi الخميس, 13 فبراير 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) الاثنين, 10 فبراير 2020

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