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Press Releases

Press releases

Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action الخميس, 29 مايو 2025
Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing الأربعاء, 28 مايو 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 الأربعاء, 28 مايو 2025
Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis الأربعاء, 28 مايو 2025
Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis الاثنين, 26 مايو 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 الأربعاء, 7 مايو 2025
Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative الأربعاء, 23 أبريل 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 الخميس, 27 مارس 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 الثلاثاء, 4 يوليو 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya الاثنين, 19 يونيو 2023

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