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Press Releases

Press releases

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
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

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the UNON Director General 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt 星期四, 17 十一月 2022
Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs 星期一, 31 十月 2022
Speech at the closing ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye 星期四, 6 十月 2022
Speech at the High-level opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye 星期二, 4 十月 2022

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