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Uruguay offers a cooperative answer to the global housing shortage
Elaine Reyes speaks with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach about the progress and challenges shaping sustainable cities
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Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned since late 2023, UN-Habitat says
Japan and UN-Habitat sign project to support urban reconstruction in Homs
Why the SDGs cannot be achieved without solving the housing crisis
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Press Releases

Press releases

Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services - FRENCH Jueves, 2 Abril 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services Jueves, 2 Abril 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Russian Martes, 31 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Chinese Lunes, 30 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Spanish Viernes, 27 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Arabic Viernes, 27 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-French Viernes, 27 Marzo 2020
Local and regional leaders showcase the value of public services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis Jueves, 26 Marzo 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) Domingo, 10 Noviembre 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 Martes, 5 Noviembre 2024
UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 Martes, 5 Noviembre 2024
Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment Jueves, 8 Agosto 2024
UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development Martes, 23 Julio 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan Jueves, 30 Mayo 2024
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Lunes, 6 Mayo 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Lunes, 6 Mayo 2024

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