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Press Releases

Press releases

2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced 星期六, 18 九月 2021
UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon 星期二, 21 九月 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced 星期六, 18 九月 2021
UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities 星期一, 13 九月 2021
From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 星期一, 13 九月 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon 星期四, 2 九月 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon 星期四, 2 九月 2021
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia & UN-Habitat Regional Office of Arab States sign Letter of Agreement to work on promoting cities climate adaptation and green recovery and reconstruction 星期三, 25 八月 2021

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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