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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan | Sunday, 21 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 | Friday, 19 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions | Thursday, 18 September 2025 |
| Japan contributes USD 5.5 million for upgrading informal settlements in Syria | Tuesday, 12 August 2025 |
| Bogotá to host global observance of World Cities Day 2025 | Tuesday, 22 July 2025 |
| Media advisory: High-level dialogue on housing | Monday, 21 July 2025 |
| Sevilla Platform for Action launched to boost local finance for sustainable development | Monday, 7 July 2025 |
| The African Development Bank and UN-Habitat scale up drive for sustainable urbanization in Africa | Wednesday, 2 July 2025 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Video message by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization | Thursday, 3 December 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Portuguese | Friday, 6 November 2020 |
| SG's Foreword_Portuguese | Friday, 6 November 2020 |
| sg_s_foreword_spanish | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 |
| SG_s_Foreword_Russian | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 |
| sg_s_foreword_french | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 | Saturday, 31 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 | Saturday, 31 October 2020 |
