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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis #BeyondTheOutbreak الاثنين, 20 أبريل 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the closed door consultation on Urban Drug Policy, Public Safety and Health in London, Monday 9 September 2019 الاثنين, 9 سبتمبر 2019
Keynote Speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the OSLOPAX Summit 2019: Urban Solutions on Peace and Climate Issues at Oslo, Thursday 5 September 2019 الخميس, 5 سبتمبر 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the opening of the Urban Symposium in Afghanistan, Sunday 21 July 2019 الأحد, 21 يوليو 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) side event at UN Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 16 July 2019 الثلاثاء, 16 يوليو 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) Local 2030 Event at UN Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 16 July 2019 الثلاثاء, 16 يوليو 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Meeting of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments at the One UN Millennium Hotel, Monday 15 July 2019 الاثنين, 15 يوليو 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) High-level luncheon event in New York on Monday 15 July 2019 الاثنين, 15 يوليو 2019
Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the opening of executive course for city leaders at the New York university (NYU) Monday 15 July 2019 الاثنين, 15 يوليو 2019

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