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Press Releases

Press releases

The Smart Madinah Forum promotes people-centered and SDG smart cities الاثنين, 13 فبراير 2023
United Nations program: Montréal to host UN-Habitat project office الثلاثاء, 13 ديسمبر 2022
United Nations program: Montréal to host UN-Habitat project office الثلاثاء, 13 ديسمبر 2022
Many cities lack plans to guide digitalization الاثنين, 14 نوفمبر 2022
World Cities Day 2022 celebrated in Shanghai, China الاثنين, 31 أكتوبر 2022
World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Türkiye الثلاثاء, 4 أكتوبر 2022
African delegates chart the way forward in creating clean cities الثلاثاء, 2 أغسطس 2022
The Declared Actions of the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) الجمعة, 1 يوليو 2022

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the high-level event on women sharping cities and communities الثلاثاء, 6 يونيو 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - Secretary General الاثنين, 5 يونيو 2023
Introductory Statement of the Executive Director at the Ceremonial Opening of the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly الاثنين, 5 يونيو 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - President of General Assembly الاثنين, 5 يونيو 2023
Opening remarks at the stakeholder dialogue toward the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الاثنين, 22 مايو 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 24 March 2023 to 1 May 2023 الخميس, 4 مايو 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated April 2023 الجمعة, 14 أبريل 2023
Speech at the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on zero waste الجمعة, 31 مارس 2023

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