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UN-Habitat in the News

Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors
UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour
Sustainable, affordable urban setting: Government, UN-Habitat rally stakeholders
UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions
UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day
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Press Releases

Press releases

Baku wins bid to host World Urban Forum 2026 星期五, 1 十二月 2023
ICLEI and UN-Habitat to Host Joint COP28 Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion 星期三, 8 十一月 2023
World Cities Day 2023: Financing sustainable urban future for all 星期二, 31 十月 2023
Saudi Arabia, UN-Habitat sign Host Country Agreement to advance sustainable urban development 星期三, 11 十月 2023
UN-Habitat announces special recognitions for sustainable urban development 星期一, 2 十月 2023
World Habitat Day 2023: Building resilient urban economies 星期一, 2 十月 2023
UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to initiate policy dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for internally displaced Iraqis 星期四, 28 九月 2023
Media advisory on the World Cities Day 2023 and zero-waste initiatives briefing 星期一, 18 九月 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 星期二, 23 七月 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan 星期四, 30 五月 2024
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024
Statement of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024 星期五, 26 四月 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza 星期四, 22 二月 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza 星期三, 31 一月 2024

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