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Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board
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Press Releases

Press releases

40 Days Safer Cities Challenge Sábado, 19 Septiembre 2020
2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced Lunes, 14 Septiembre 2020
2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced Lunes, 14 Septiembre 2020
صندوق قطر للتنمية يدعم مشروع برنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية في اليمن لإدارة الحطام في حالات الطوارئ والتخلص من النفايات الخطرة Martes, 8 Septiembre 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 Martes, 8 Septiembre 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 Martes, 8 Septiembre 2020
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital Miércoles, 12 Agosto 2020
Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya Jueves, 6 Agosto 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 Lunes, 5 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_English Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Arabic Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_French Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Chinese Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Spanish Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020

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