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Press Releases

Press releases

Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Arabic 星期五, 27 三月 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-French 星期五, 27 三月 2020
Local and regional leaders showcase the value of public services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis 星期四, 26 三月 2020
Local and regional leaders showcase the value of public services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis 星期四, 26 三月 2020
Local and regional leaders showcase the value of public services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis 星期四, 26 三月 2020
Press Release - Statement by UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE on WUF10_FR 星期三, 4 三月 2020
Indonesian city of Surabaya to host the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020 星期三, 26 二月 2020
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States 星期日, 9 二月 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

International Women’s Day 2023 Statement 星期二, 7 三月 2023
Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi 星期日, 19 二月 2023
Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices 星期四, 16 二月 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos 星期一, 16 一月 2023
Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat 星期三, 23 十一月 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development 星期一, 21 十一月 2022

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