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Press Releases

Press releases

Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis Lundi, 26 mai 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 Mercredi, 7 mai 2025
Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative Mercredi, 23 avril 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 Jeudi, 27 mars 2025
Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities Mercredi, 12 mars 2025
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed for third term as Goodwill Ambassador for UN-Habitat in Arab States Lundi, 24 février 2025
C40 Cities and UN-Habitat join forces to drive bold action for more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities Lundi, 17 février 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for hosting World Cleanup Day 2025 and World Cleanup Day 2026 Jeudi, 30 janvier 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Mardi, 7 novembre 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Jeudi, 2 novembre 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Mercredi, 6 septembre 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Jeudi, 13 juillet 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 Jeudi, 13 juillet 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 Jeudi, 6 juillet 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 Mardi, 4 juillet 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya Lundi, 19 juin 2023

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