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Press Releases

Press releases

Saudi Arabia, UN-Habitat sign Host Country Agreement to advance sustainable urban development 星期三, 11 十月 2023
UN-Habitat announces special recognitions for sustainable urban development 星期一, 2 十月 2023
World Habitat Day 2023: Building resilient urban economies 星期一, 2 十月 2023
UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to initiate policy dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for internally displaced Iraqis 星期四, 28 九月 2023
Media advisory on the World Cities Day 2023 and zero-waste initiatives briefing 星期一, 18 九月 2023
The United Nations and the Government of Japan inaugurate recently rehabilitated Markazouna Community Centre in Tripoli 星期三, 13 九月 2023
2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners announced 星期三, 16 八月 2023
UN-Habitat in Tunisia moderates a panel on 'The Cities of the Future' as part of the “Youth Future Zone” Symposium organised by the ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Observatory 星期一, 31 七月 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech of the UN-Executive Director at Innovative4Cities Conference: Cities, Climate Change Science and Innovation 星期一, 11 十月 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch 星期三, 25 八月 2021
UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change 星期四, 12 八月 2021
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 星期三, 11 八月 2021
EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks 星期二, 3 八月 2021
UNEP Science Policy Business Forum 星期二, 3 八月 2021
UN Capital Development Fund, Un-Habitat Fused Offering Workshop: Opening Speech 星期二, 3 八月 2021
Executive Director's speech: Around a City in 8 Questions 星期二, 3 八月 2021

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