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Press Releases

Press releases

Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil appointed as new Executive Director of UN-Habitat 星期二, 11 六月 2024
Study suggests countries can better tackle climate change by working with cities 星期三, 5 六月 2024
UN-Habitat aims to drive urban recovery efforts in Ukraine 星期五, 17 五月 2024
“We need a new approach to managing cities” — UN-Habitat presents Annual Report 2023 星期四, 16 五月 2024
Global experts start work on UN guidelines on people-centred smart cities 星期五, 19 四月 2024
UN-Habitat joins the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact 星期三, 27 三月 2024
UN-Habitat launches partnership with Shanghai SUS Environment Ltd to advance sustainable urban development. 星期三, 13 三月 2024
ASEAN and UN-Habitat advance regional sustainable urban development 星期四, 7 三月 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Government Associations, Thursday 9 April 2020 星期四, 9 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 星期三, 8 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 星期三, 1 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 星期三, 25 三月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi 星期四, 13 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020

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