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Press Releases

Press releases

Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities الجمعة, 14 مايو 2021
Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open الأربعاء, 28 أبريل 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish الثلاثاء, 30 مارس 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French الاثنين, 29 مارس 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic الاثنين, 29 مارس 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English الاثنين, 29 مارس 2021
UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg الخميس, 18 مارس 2021
Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning الأربعاء, 10 مارس 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Youth and Children assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 الخميس, 14 نوفمبر 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 20/20 Forum at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 October 2019 الخميس, 14 نوفمبر 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Mayors Civic Reception and Benjamin Barber Award at Durban Art Gallery, Durban, Saturday 9 November 2019 السبت, 9 نوفمبر 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the global Observation of World Cities Day in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Thursday 31 October 2019 الخميس, 31 أكتوبر 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during WCD 2019 – Changing the World: Innovations and a Better Life for Future Generations in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday 22 November 2019 الثلاثاء, 22 أكتوبر 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Closing Ceremony at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Thursday 17 October 2019 الخميس, 17 أكتوبر 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Womens’ assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 الاثنين, 14 أكتوبر 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Local Government assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 الاثنين, 14 أكتوبر 2019

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