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Press Releases

Press releases

Keynote speakers announced for Rural Housing Summit 星期一, 15 二月 2021
Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung Foundation (FES) to partner with UN-Habitat to advance SDG 11 in Africa 星期一, 1 二月 2021
First-of-A-Kind Comparative Review of Urban Observatories Launched 星期三, 27 一月 2021
Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities 星期二, 26 一月 2021
Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 星期一, 18 一月 2021
UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide 星期二, 12 一月 2021
UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises 星期四, 10 十二月 2020
UN-Habitat, OICT and LTO Network release first open-source urban land registry solution for the Government of Afghanistan 星期三, 2 十二月 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 22 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 星期四, 8 六月 2023
Statement from the Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed to the second United Nations Habitat Assembly 星期四, 8 六月 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi 星期三, 7 六月 2023

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