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Uruguay offers a cooperative answer to the global housing shortage
Elaine Reyes speaks with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach about the progress and challenges shaping sustainable cities
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Japan and UN-Habitat sign project to support urban reconstruction in Homs
Why the SDGs cannot be achieved without solving the housing crisis
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Press Releases

Press releases

World Cities Report Press Release - Russian الاثنين, 9 نوفمبر 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - French الاثنين, 9 نوفمبر 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - English الاثنين, 9 نوفمبر 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - Spanish الاثنين, 9 نوفمبر 2020
World Cities Report Press Release_Russia الاثنين, 2 نوفمبر 2020
World Cities Report Press Release_French الاثنين, 2 نوفمبر 2020
Final World Cities Report Press Release_Arabic الاثنين, 2 نوفمبر 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Russian الجمعة, 30 أكتوبر 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening Plenary Fourth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, 11 March 2019 - Executive Director Opening Remarks الأربعاء, 27 مارس 2019
High-Level Event on Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals, Spain, 24 Feb 2019 – Executive Director Opening Remarks الاثنين, 11 مارس 2019
International Women's Day 2019- Executive Director Statement الجمعة, 8 مارس 2019
Women Assembly Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Speech الثلاثاء, 26 فبراير 2019
Mayors Assembly Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Opening speech الثلاثاء, 26 فبراير 2019
Official Opening Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Opening Speech الثلاثاء, 26 فبراير 2019
Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 19 Feb 2019- Executive Director Closing Remarks الثلاثاء, 26 فبراير 2019
Third National Urban Forum, Rwanda: “Implementing the New Urban Agenda” Opening Ceremony Remarks - Maimunah Mohd Sharif الجمعة, 22 فبراير 2019

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