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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

Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly 星期三, 6 九月 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York 星期四, 13 七月 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 星期四, 13 七月 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 星期四, 6 七月 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 星期二, 4 七月 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya 星期一, 19 六月 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the Kenya Urban Forum “Strategic Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization in Kenya” 星期三, 14 六月 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the closing of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly 星期三, 14 六月 2023

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