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Press Releases

Press releases

Nominations open for the 2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award 星期一, 20 三月 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat visits Türkiye 星期三, 1 三月 2023
UN-Habitat pursues collaboration with Turkic states 星期一, 27 二月 2023
Japan gives UN-Habitat USD 605,222 to support Peaceful IDP returns to North Darfur 星期五, 24 二月 2023
Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed as UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador for the Arab States 星期一, 20 二月 2023
The Smart Madinah Forum promotes people-centered and SDG smart cities 星期一, 13 二月 2023
United Nations program: Montréal to host UN-Habitat project office 星期二, 13 十二月 2022
United Nations program: Montréal to host UN-Habitat project office 星期二, 13 十二月 2022

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

UN-Habitat statement on the situation in Iran 星期一, 13 四月 2026
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee 星期一, 13 四月 2026
Opening Remarks by Ms. Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN-Habitat during the Second Africa Urban Forum, Opening Ceremony, 9 April 2026 星期四, 9 四月 2026
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on the situation in the Middle East 星期二, 7 四月 2026
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

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