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Press Releases

Press releases

2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners announced الأربعاء, 16 أغسطس 2023
UN-Habitat in Tunisia moderates a panel on 'The Cities of the Future' as part of the “Youth Future Zone” Symposium organised by the ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Observatory الاثنين, 31 يوليو 2023
Developing data-driven insights for cities الاثنين, 24 يوليو 2023
UN-Habitat and Rebirth Beirut join forces to improve the city’s urban infrastructure and environment الاثنين, 24 يوليو 2023
UN-Habitat in Tunisia and GDA Sidi Amor (Agricultural Development Grouping) join efforts for green and sustainable housing الخميس, 20 يوليو 2023
SDG11 Progress Report: the world is failing to provide adequate housing الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023
UN-Habitat and Ministry of Environment launch nationwide project to reduce marine litter and plastic pollution الاثنين, 10 يوليو 2023
Second national Steering Committee convened on the “Resilient Water Solutions Against Climate Change” project in Lebanon. الثلاثاء, 4 يوليو 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing remarks of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya الخميس, 30 مارس 2023
Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat الثلاثاء, 28 مارس 2023
Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON الثلاثاء, 28 مارس 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 الجمعة, 24 مارس 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 Statement الثلاثاء, 7 مارس 2023
Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi الأحد, 19 فبراير 2023
Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices الخميس, 16 فبراير 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos الاثنين, 16 يناير 2023

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