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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

Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City 星期二, 24 九月 2019
Nairobi Communique – Outcome of the High-Level Session on Inno- vative Urban Mobility for Sustainable Cities in Africa at UN-Habitat Assembly, 30 May 2019 星期五, 14 六月 2019
Call for Expressions of Interest to Host the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance Secretariat 星期二, 11 六月 2019
UN-Habitat Assembly concludes with Ministerial Declaration on challenges and opportunities of urbanization. 星期五, 31 五月 2019
UN-Habitat Assembly – Final Press Briefing Press Centre, United Nations Office at Nairobi Remarks by UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif 31 May 2019, 13:00 星期五, 31 五月 2019
UN-Habitat launches guidelines on Net-Zero Carbon Village Planning 星期五, 31 五月 2019
Over US$152 million raised for urban Sustainable Development Goals at first UN-Habitat Assembly 星期四, 30 五月 2019
Signing of the letter of intent between UN-Habitat and Songyang peoples’ government 星期四, 30 五月 2019

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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