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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners 星期二, 30 九月 2025
UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing 星期五, 26 九月 2025
Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku 星期三, 24 九月 2025
UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan 星期日, 21 九月 2025
UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 星期五, 19 九月 2025
UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions 星期四, 18 九月 2025
Japan contributes USD 5.5 million for upgrading informal settlements in Syria 星期二, 12 八月 2025
Bogotá to host global observance of World Cities Day 2025 星期二, 22 七月 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening Remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, 29 June 2020 星期一, 29 六月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Safer Cities, Thursday, 25 June 星期四, 25 六月 2020
High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, 2 June 2020 星期二, 2 六月 2020
UCLG Executive Bureau Opening Speech, 29 May 2020 星期五, 29 五月 2020
Ministerial Dialogue with Local and Regional Governments: Strengthening Coordination to Implement the Paris Agreement, 28 May 2020 星期四, 28 五月 2020
Global Network on Safer Cities Consultative Meeting: 'Strengthening the Safer Cities Strategy while responding to COVID-19' Speech, 27 May 2020 星期三, 27 五月 2020
Global Vision | Urban Action: Collaborating for a Stronger Future Webinar 1: Public Health Speech, 21 May 2020 星期四, 21 五月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Equality and Accessibility Session, Wednesday 20 May 2020 星期三, 20 五月 2020

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