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Press Releases

Press releases

В Катовице, Польша, начинает работу 11-я сессия Всемирного форума городов 星期一, 27 六月 2022
Comienza la Undécima Sesión del Foro Urbano Mundial en Katowice, Polonia 星期一, 27 六月 2022
Ouverture de la onzième session du Forum urbain mondial à Katowice, en Pologne 星期一, 27 六月 2022
UN-Habitat announces winners of the Katowice Energy Innovation Challenge 星期四, 2 六月 2022
General Assembly, local government recommit to New Urban Agenda at high-level UN meeting 星期五, 29 四月 2022
Countries gather in Botswana to discuss their efforts to implement the SDGs 星期一, 11 四月 2022
Four cities selected to pilot a digital rights governance framework 星期五, 25 三月 2022
City of New York Joins UN-Habitat to launch report on the voluntary local review (VLR) movement 星期四, 6 一月 2022

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening statement by Kenya during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat 星期二, 25 十一月 2025
Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat 星期二, 25 十一月 2025
Summary of the Chair, Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil, of the 4th Ministerial Meeting for Urbanization and Climate Change 星期三, 19 十一月 2025
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Cities Day 2025 星期五, 31 十月 2025
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 星期一, 6 十月 2025
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand 星期六, 29 三月 2025
Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) 星期日, 10 十一月 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 星期二, 5 十一月 2024

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