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UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour
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Press Releases

Press releases

Thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) opens in Baku 星期一, 18 五月 2026
UN-Habitat to launch World Cities Report 2026 on the global housing crisis at WUF13 星期一, 18 五月 2026
Official Opening Press Conference for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) 星期日, 17 五月 2026
WUF13 highlights key events advancing global dialogue on housing 星期四, 14 五月 2026
New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia 星期三, 13 五月 2026
Global leaders in housing, finance and urban policy to gather at WUF13 to address housing crisis and climate risks 星期二, 12 五月 2026
UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award 星期一, 11 五月 2026
Media partners announced for WUF13 in Baku 星期五, 8 五月 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory 星期二, 7 十一月 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza 星期四, 2 十一月 2023

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