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Press Releases

Press releases

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
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON الثلاثاء, 28 مارس 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 الجمعة, 24 مارس 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 Statement الثلاثاء, 7 مارس 2023
Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi الأحد, 19 فبراير 2023
Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices الخميس, 16 فبراير 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos الاثنين, 16 يناير 2023
Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat الأربعاء, 23 نوفمبر 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters الاثنين, 21 نوفمبر 2022

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