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UN-Habitat in the News

Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors
UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour
Sustainable, affordable urban setting: Government, UN-Habitat rally stakeholders
UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions
UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day
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Press Releases

Press releases

World Cities Report Press Release - Spanish 星期一, 9 十一月 2020
World Cities Report Press Release_Russia 星期一, 2 十一月 2020
World Cities Report Press Release_French 星期一, 2 十一月 2020
Final World Cities Report Press Release_Arabic 星期一, 2 十一月 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Russian 星期五, 30 十月 2020
Global observance of World Cities Day 2020 on 31 October being hosted by Kenya 星期四, 22 十月 2020
Official signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between UN-Habitat and the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network 星期二, 20 十月 2020
UN-Habitat and Indonesia Host the First Ever Virtual World Habitat Day 2020 from Surabaya 星期六, 3 十月 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the UNON Director General 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt 星期四, 17 十一月 2022
Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs 星期一, 31 十月 2022
Speech at the closing ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye 星期四, 6 十月 2022
Speech at the High-level opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye 星期二, 4 十月 2022
Speech at the press conference in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, ahead of World Habitat Day 2022 星期五, 30 九月 2022
Speech at the opening ceremony of the 13th Asia-Pacific Cities Summit 星期三, 27 七月 2022

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