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Press Releases

Press releases

Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative 星期三, 23 四月 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 星期四, 27 三月 2025
Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities 星期三, 12 三月 2025
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed for third term as Goodwill Ambassador for UN-Habitat in Arab States 星期一, 24 二月 2025
C40 Cities and UN-Habitat join forces to drive bold action for more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities 星期一, 17 二月 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for hosting World Cleanup Day 2025 and World Cleanup Day 2026 星期四, 30 一月 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for the hosting of the World Urban Forum in 2028 星期五, 6 十二月 2024
UN-Habitat joins Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty 星期一, 25 十一月 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum 星期一, 27 六月 2022
Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series 星期四, 2 六月 2022
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 星期二, 17 五月 2022
Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 星期一, 9 五月 2022
Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 星期五, 29 四月 2022
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 星期一, 11 四月 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda 星期二, 29 三月 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 星期二, 15 三月 2022

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