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Press Releases

Press releases

Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Dena Assaf on the Tenth World Urban Forum الأربعاء, 12 فبراير 2020
Indonesian city of Surabaya to host the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020 الأربعاء, 12 فبراير 2020
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States الأحد, 9 فبراير 2020
UN-Habitat and the World Blind Union sign a milestone agreement to work together to make cities accessible for all الثلاثاء, 4 فبراير 2020
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

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy الاثنين, 21 نوفمبر 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development الاثنين, 21 نوفمبر 2022
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat الاثنين, 21 نوفمبر 2022
Statement by the UNON Director General الاثنين, 21 نوفمبر 2022
Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt الخميس, 17 نوفمبر 2022
Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs الاثنين, 31 أكتوبر 2022
Speech at the closing ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye الخميس, 6 أكتوبر 2022
Speech at the High-level opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye الثلاثاء, 4 أكتوبر 2022

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