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Press Releases

Press releases

Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya 星期四, 6 八月 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions 星期四, 6 八月 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues 星期六, 18 七月 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish 星期三, 8 七月 2020
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian 星期五, 3 七月 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH 星期四, 2 七月 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH 星期四, 2 七月 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities 星期四, 2 七月 2020

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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