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Press Releases

Press releases

Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City الثلاثاء, 24 سبتمبر 2019
Nairobi Communique – Outcome of the High-Level Session on Inno- vative Urban Mobility for Sustainable Cities in Africa at UN-Habitat Assembly, 30 May 2019 الجمعة, 14 يونيو 2019
Call for Expressions of Interest to Host the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance Secretariat الثلاثاء, 11 يونيو 2019
UN-Habitat Assembly concludes with Ministerial Declaration on challenges and opportunities of urbanization. الجمعة, 31 مايو 2019
UN-Habitat Assembly – Final Press Briefing Press Centre, United Nations Office at Nairobi Remarks by UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif 31 May 2019, 13:00 الجمعة, 31 مايو 2019
UN-Habitat launches guidelines on Net-Zero Carbon Village Planning الجمعة, 31 مايو 2019
Over US$152 million raised for urban Sustainable Development Goals at first UN-Habitat Assembly الخميس, 30 مايو 2019
Signing of the letter of intent between UN-Habitat and Songyang peoples’ government الخميس, 30 مايو 2019

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis, Thursday 16 April 2020 الخميس, 16 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 15 April 2020 الأربعاء, 15 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Government Associations, Thursday 9 April 2020 الخميس, 9 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 الأربعاء, 8 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 الأربعاء, 1 أبريل 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 الأربعاء, 25 مارس 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi الخميس, 13 فبراير 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) الاثنين, 10 فبراير 2020

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