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Press Releases

Press releases

The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) of Egypt’s Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities wins the Scroll of Honour 2021 الخميس, 23 سبتمبر 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference الثلاثاء, 21 سبتمبر 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced السبت, 18 سبتمبر 2021
UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon الثلاثاء, 21 سبتمبر 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced السبت, 18 سبتمبر 2021
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

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Third National Urban Forum, Rwanda: “Implementing the New Urban Agenda” Opening Ceremony Remarks - Maimunah Mohd Sharif الجمعة, 22 فبراير 2019
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 الاثنين, 10 ديسمبر 2018
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration Marrakech, Morocco, 10-11 December 2018 الاثنين, 10 ديسمبر 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message الثلاثاء, 30 أكتوبر 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message الثلاثاء, 30 أكتوبر 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message الثلاثاء, 30 أكتوبر 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message الثلاثاء, 30 أكتوبر 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day الجمعة, 28 سبتمبر 2018

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