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UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
| Name | |
|---|---|
| 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced | Saturday, 18 September 2021 |
| UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities | Monday, 13 September 2021 |
| From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 | Monday, 13 September 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 | Wednesday, 25 August 2021 |
| Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya | Monday, 28 June 2021 |
| Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM | Thursday, 10 June 2021 |
Statements and speeches
| Name | |
|---|---|
| UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change | Thursday, 12 August 2021 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 | Wednesday, 11 August 2021 |
| EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UNEP Science Policy Business Forum | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UN Capital Development Fund, Un-Habitat Fused Offering Workshop: Opening Speech | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director's speech: Around a City in 8 Questions | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
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