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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Jeudi, 2 septembre 2021
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia & UN-Habitat Regional Office of Arab States sign Letter of Agreement to work on promoting cities climate adaptation and green recovery and reconstruction Mercredi, 25 août 2021
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world Jeudi, 12 août 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals Jeudi, 22 juillet 2021
Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya Lundi, 28 juin 2021
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Jeudi, 10 juin 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Jeudi, 10 juin 2021
Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies Jeudi, 10 juin 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day, New York Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, 30 October 2020 Vendredi, 30 octobre 2020
ED's Intro_English Jeudi, 29 octobre 2020
ED's Intro_Spanish Jeudi, 29 octobre 2020
ED's Intro_Russian Jeudi, 29 octobre 2020
ED's Intro_French Jeudi, 29 octobre 2020
ED's Intro_Chinese Mercredi, 28 octobre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 Lundi, 5 octobre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020

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