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Press Releases

Press releases

Mobility, a cornerstone of public services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic الخميس, 9 أبريل 2020
Local Government Associations: multiplying and upscaling of measures #BeyondTheOutbreak الخميس, 9 أبريل 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services - SPANISH الخميس, 2 أبريل 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services - FRENCH الخميس, 2 أبريل 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services الخميس, 2 أبريل 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Russian الثلاثاء, 31 مارس 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Chinese الاثنين, 30 مارس 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Spanish الجمعة, 27 مارس 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee الخميس, 16 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory الجمعة, 10 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory الثلاثاء, 7 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza الخميس, 2 نوفمبر 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الأربعاء, 6 سبتمبر 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 الخميس, 6 يوليو 2023

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