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Press Releases

Press releases

First UN-Habitat Assembly opens in Nairobi and elects President, 27 May 2019 星期三, 29 五月 2019
Statement of the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 星期一, 11 三月 2019
UN-Habitat Continues Rehabilitation of Severely Damaged Houses in West Mosul Under Its Community-Based Urban Recovery Programme 星期五, 21 十二月 2018
Launch of a land readjustment project aiming at stopping informal expansion in urban extension areas. 星期五, 21 十二月 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message 星期二, 30 十月 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message 星期二, 30 十月 2018
Liverpool Hosts Key International Forum on Protecting Urban Residents from Disasters for 2018 World Cities Day 星期四, 25 十月 2018
Press Release: Abu Dhabi Signs Agreement with UN-Habitat to Host 10th World Urban Forum in 2020 星期三, 17 十月 2018

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Youth and Children assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 星期四, 14 十一月 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 20/20 Forum at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 October 2019 星期四, 14 十一月 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Mayors Civic Reception and Benjamin Barber Award at Durban Art Gallery, Durban, Saturday 9 November 2019 星期六, 9 十一月 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the global Observation of World Cities Day in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Thursday 31 October 2019 星期四, 31 十月 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during WCD 2019 – Changing the World: Innovations and a Better Life for Future Generations in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday 22 November 2019 星期二, 22 十月 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Closing Ceremony at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Thursday 17 October 2019 星期四, 17 十月 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Womens’ assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 星期一, 14 十月 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Local Government assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 星期一, 14 十月 2019

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