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Press Releases

Press releases

World Habitat Day 2024: Engaging youth to create a better urban future Lunes, 7 Octubre 2024
Inaugural World Cleanup Day launches in Norway Viernes, 20 Septiembre 2024
UN-Habitat announces 2024 Scroll of Honour Award winners Martes, 17 Septiembre 2024
UN-Habitat announces the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum returning to Africa after 20 years Lunes, 9 Septiembre 2024
First ever World Cleanup Day to launch in Tromsø, Norway Miércoles, 28 Agosto 2024
Global Covenant of Mayors and UN-Habitat to host the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference in Montréal, Canada Martes, 13 Agosto 2024
Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil appointed as new Executive Director of UN-Habitat Martes, 11 Junio 2024
Study suggests countries can better tackle climate change by working with cities Miércoles, 5 Junio 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director's Remarks on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, 27 - 31 May 2019 Lunes, 27 Mayo 2019
Executive Director's Policy Statement during the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly 27 - 31 May 2019 Lunes, 27 Mayo 2019
Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 26 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Lunes, 8 Abril 2019
Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 25 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Lunes, 8 Abril 2019
Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 25 March 2019 - Executive Director Opening Remarks Lunes, 8 Abril 2019
Gender Equality in Cities’ Round table, Brussels, 7 March 2019- Executive Director Remarks Lunes, 8 Abril 2019
Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly, Cities Summit Innovation for Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Multi-Level and Integrated Urban Systems , Nairobi, 13 March 2019 - Executive Director Opening Remarks Miércoles, 27 Marzo 2019
Fourth UN Environment Assembly, Nairobi, 15 March 2019 - Executive Director Statement Miércoles, 27 Marzo 2019

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