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Press Releases

Press releases

2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced الاثنين, 14 سبتمبر 2020
صندوق قطر للتنمية يدعم مشروع برنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية في اليمن لإدارة الحطام في حالات الطوارئ والتخلص من النفايات الخطرة الثلاثاء, 8 سبتمبر 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 الثلاثاء, 8 سبتمبر 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 الثلاثاء, 8 سبتمبر 2020
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital الأربعاء, 12 أغسطس 2020
Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya الخميس, 6 أغسطس 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions الخميس, 6 أغسطس 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues السبت, 18 يوليو 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 الاثنين, 6 أكتوبر 2025
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand السبت, 29 مارس 2025
Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) الأحد, 10 نوفمبر 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 الثلاثاء, 5 نوفمبر 2024
UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 الثلاثاء, 5 نوفمبر 2024
Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment الخميس, 8 أغسطس 2024
UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development الثلاثاء, 23 يوليو 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan الخميس, 30 مايو 2024

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