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Press Releases

Press releases

Youth lead climate action at World Cities Day 2024 Global Observance in Alexandria 星期四, 31 十月 2024
World Urban Forum 12 (WUF12) unites global leaders to address urbanization challenges 星期二, 29 十月 2024
UN-Habitat, UNOPS, Cities Alliance join forces for World Cities Day 2024 in Africa 星期四, 24 十月 2024
World Urban Forum features key events driving global urban innovation 星期二, 22 十月 2024
UN-Habitat hosts online press conference ahead of twelfth session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo 星期五, 18 十月 2024
UN-Habitat and Egypt ready to hold twelfth session of the World Urban Forum 星期二, 15 十月 2024
Japan joins forces with UN-Habitat to improve essential services and livelihoods for vulnerable urban populations in Afghanistan 星期二, 8 十月 2024
World Habitat Day 2024: Engaging youth to create a better urban future 星期一, 7 十月 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day, New York Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, 30 October 2020 星期五, 30 十月 2020
ED's Intro_English 星期四, 29 十月 2020
ED's Intro_Spanish 星期四, 29 十月 2020
ED's Intro_Russian 星期四, 29 十月 2020
ED's Intro_French 星期四, 29 十月 2020
ED's Intro_Chinese 星期三, 28 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 星期一, 5 十月 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish 星期五, 2 十月 2020

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