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Press Releases

Press releases

Japan joins forces with UN-Habitat to improve essential services and livelihoods for vulnerable urban populations in Afghanistan Tuesday, 8 October 2024
World Habitat Day 2024: Engaging youth to create a better urban future Monday, 7 October 2024
Inaugural World Cleanup Day launches in Norway Friday, 20 September 2024
UN-Habitat announces 2024 Scroll of Honour Award winners Tuesday, 17 September 2024
UN-Habitat announces the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum returning to Africa after 20 years Monday, 9 September 2024
First ever World Cleanup Day to launch in Tromsø, Norway Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Global Covenant of Mayors and UN-Habitat to host the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference in Montréal, Canada Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil appointed as new Executive Director of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 11 June 2024

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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