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Press Releases

Press releases

New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia 星期三, 13 五月 2026
Global leaders in housing, finance and urban policy to gather at WUF13 to address housing crisis and climate risks 星期二, 12 五月 2026
UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award 星期一, 11 五月 2026
Media partners announced for WUF13 in Baku 星期五, 8 五月 2026
Japan and UN-Habitat back urban recovery in Syria, to benefit 870,000 星期四, 7 五月 2026
The Gere Foundation and HOGAR Sí partner with UN-Habitat to address homelessness 星期二, 5 五月 2026
UN-Habitat Quality of Life Initiative gains recognition from UN Statistical Commission 星期三, 22 四月 2026
UN-Habitat engages Latin American and Caribbean media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku 星期一, 13 四月 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

SG's Foreword_Portuguese 星期五, 6 十一月 2020
sg_s_foreword_spanish 星期二, 3 十一月 2020
SG_s_Foreword_Russian 星期二, 3 十一月 2020
sg_s_foreword_french 星期二, 3 十一月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 星期六, 31 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 星期六, 31 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 星期六, 31 十月 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Spanish 星期五, 30 十月 2020

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