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Press Releases

Press releases

Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya Jeudi, 6 août 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Jeudi, 6 août 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Samedi, 18 juillet 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish Mercredi, 8 juillet 2020
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian Vendredi, 3 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening statement by Kenya during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Mardi, 25 novembre 2025
Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Mardi, 25 novembre 2025
Summary of the Chair, Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil, of the 4th Ministerial Meeting for Urbanization and Climate Change Mercredi, 19 novembre 2025
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Cities Day 2025 Vendredi, 31 octobre 2025
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 Lundi, 6 octobre 2025
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand Samedi, 29 mars 2025
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) Dimanche, 10 novembre 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 Mardi, 5 novembre 2024

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