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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release Jueves, 23 Abril 2020
Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis #BeyondTheOutbreak Lunes, 20 Abril 2020
Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic #BeyondTheOutbreak Viernes, 17 Abril 2020
Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic #BeyondTheOutbreak Viernes, 17 Abril 2020
Mobility, a cornerstone of public services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Jueves, 9 Abril 2020
Mobility, a cornerstone of public services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Jueves, 9 Abril 2020
Mobility, a cornerstone of public services in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Jueves, 9 Abril 2020
Local Government Associations: multiplying and upscaling of measures #BeyondTheOutbreak Jueves, 9 Abril 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Jueves, 13 Julio 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 Jueves, 13 Julio 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 Jueves, 6 Julio 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 Martes, 4 Julio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya Lunes, 19 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the Kenya Urban Forum “Strategic Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization in Kenya” Miércoles, 14 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the closing of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Miércoles, 14 Junio 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 22 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 Jueves, 8 Junio 2023

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