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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

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
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

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