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Press Releases

Press releases

Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action 星期四, 29 五月 2025
Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing 星期三, 28 五月 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 星期三, 28 五月 2025
Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis 星期三, 28 五月 2025
Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis 星期一, 26 五月 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 星期三, 7 五月 2025
Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative 星期三, 23 四月 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 星期四, 27 三月 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza 星期四, 22 二月 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza 星期三, 31 一月 2024
Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning 星期二, 16 一月 2024
Acceptance speech by the UN-Habitat Executive Director upon appointment as a fellow of the Royal Town Planners’ Institute 星期一, 15 一月 2024
Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change 星期三, 6 十二月 2023
Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat 星期三, 29 十一月 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee 星期四, 16 十一月 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory 星期五, 10 十一月 2023

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