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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat briefs Arab media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku 星期四, 12 二月 2026
Online regional media briefing (Asia-Pacific) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum 星期二, 10 二月 2026
Online regional media briefing (Arab States) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum 星期四, 29 一月 2026
Media advisory: Media accreditation for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum now open 星期四, 15 一月 2026
Global report redefines how cities measure quality of life 星期一, 8 十二月 2025
World Urban Forum set to serve as global checkpoint for the New Urban Agenda 星期二, 25 十一月 2025
Ministers and mayors unite at COP30 to advance climate action through urbanization 星期四, 13 十一月 2025
Media advisory: Key outcomes of the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP30 星期二, 11 十一月 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Government Associations, Thursday 9 April 2020 星期四, 9 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 星期三, 8 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 星期三, 1 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 星期三, 25 三月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi 星期四, 13 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020

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