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Press Releases

Press releases

C40 and UN-Habitat launch the Urban Planning Accelerator for Climate Responsive Cities 星期二, 4 十一月 2025
World Cities Day 2025 urges to put people first in smart urbanization 星期五, 31 十月 2025
UN-Habitat launches USD 9.9 million climate resilience project in Yemen 星期三, 29 十月 2025
Media advisory: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá 星期三, 22 十月 2025
World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response 星期一, 6 十月 2025
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

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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