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Press Releases

Press releases

Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Jueves, 6 Agosto 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Sábado, 18 Julio 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish Miércoles, 8 Julio 2020
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian Viernes, 3 Julio 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH Jueves, 2 Julio 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH Jueves, 2 Julio 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities Jueves, 2 Julio 2020
UN-Habitat calls for nominations for the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards to be presented on World Habitat Day Jueves, 2 Julio 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Russian Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020 Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Martes, 22 Septiembre 2020
Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 Miércoles, 29 Julio 2020
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 Lunes, 27 Julio 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 Jueves, 9 Julio 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020 Jueves, 9 Julio 2020

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