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Press Releases

Press releases

Saudi Arabia, UN-Habitat sign Host Country Agreement to advance sustainable urban development Mercredi, 11 octobre 2023
UN-Habitat announces special recognitions for sustainable urban development Lundi, 2 octobre 2023
World Habitat Day 2023: Building resilient urban economies Lundi, 2 octobre 2023
UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to initiate policy dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for internally displaced Iraqis Jeudi, 28 septembre 2023
Media advisory on the World Cities Day 2023 and zero-waste initiatives briefing Lundi, 18 septembre 2023
The United Nations and the Government of Japan inaugurate recently rehabilitated Markazouna Community Centre in Tripoli Mercredi, 13 septembre 2023
2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners announced Mercredi, 16 août 2023
UN-Habitat in Tunisia moderates a panel on 'The Cities of the Future' as part of the “Youth Future Zone” Symposium organised by the ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Observatory Lundi, 31 juillet 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos Lundi, 16 janvier 2023
Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Mercredi, 23 novembre 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters Lundi, 21 novembre 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy Lundi, 21 novembre 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Lundi, 21 novembre 2022
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat Lundi, 21 novembre 2022
Statement by the UNON Director General Lundi, 21 novembre 2022
Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt Jeudi, 17 novembre 2022

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