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Press Releases

Press releases

From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 Monday, 13 September 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Thursday, 2 September 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Thursday, 2 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
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world Thursday, 12 August 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals Thursday, 22 July 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

Statements and speeches

Statement of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024 Friday, 26 April 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza Thursday, 22 February 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Acceptance speech by the UN-Habitat Executive Director upon appointment as a fellow of the Royal Town Planners’ Institute Monday, 15 January 2024
Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Wednesday, 29 November 2023

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