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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 星期五, 19 九月 2025
UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions 星期四, 18 九月 2025
Japan contributes USD 5.5 million for upgrading informal settlements in Syria 星期二, 12 八月 2025
Bogotá to host global observance of World Cities Day 2025 星期二, 22 七月 2025
Media advisory: High-level dialogue on housing 星期一, 21 七月 2025
Sevilla Platform for Action launched to boost local finance for sustainable development 星期一, 7 七月 2025
The African Development Bank and UN-Habitat scale up drive for sustainable urbanization in Africa 星期三, 2 七月 2025
UN-Habitat sounds the alarm on the global housing crisis in its 2024 Annual Report 星期一, 2 六月 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), 17 May 2020 星期日, 17 五月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Gender session, Wednesday 6 May 2020 星期三, 6 五月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Economic Development, Thursday 30 April 2020 星期四, 30 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Informalities, Wednesday 29 April 2020 星期三, 29 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Finance and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Thursday 23 April 2020 星期四, 23 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Culture and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 22 April 2020 星期三, 22 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis, Thursday 16 April 2020 星期四, 16 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 15 April 2020 星期三, 15 四月 2020

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