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Press Releases

Press releases

Online regional media briefing (Latin America and the Caribbean) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) 星期四, 9 四月 2026
Regional media briefing (Africa) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) (UPDATED: Time change) 星期二, 7 四月 2026
Regional media briefing (Africa) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) 星期四, 2 四月 2026
Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste 星期一, 30 三月 2026
UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste 星期五, 27 三月 2026
Mexico City wins bid to host World Urban Forum in 2028 星期一, 23 三月 2026
Cities worldwide invited to apply for the fourth cycle of the Shanghai Award 星期二, 17 三月 2026
UN-Habitat briefs Eastern Europe and Central Asia media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku 星期六, 14 三月 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic 星期五, 2 十月 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020 星期五, 2 十月 2020
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations 星期二, 22 九月 2020
Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 星期三, 29 七月 2020
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 星期一, 27 七月 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 星期四, 9 七月 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020 星期四, 9 七月 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 UN-Habitat and WHO Urban Form and COVID-19: Thinking Through Issues of Density, Overcrowding, Public Space, and Health Thursday, 9 July 2020 星期四, 9 七月 2020

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