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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
UN-Habitat sounds the alarm on the global housing crisis in its 2024 Annual Report	Monday, 2 June 2025
United Nations Habitat Assembly closes with a new plan to tackle the global housing crisis	Friday, 30 May 2025
Media advisory: Briefing on outcomes of elections of Bureau and President of the United Nations Habitat Assembly	Friday, 30 May 2025
World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing	Friday, 30 May 2025
UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all	Thursday, 29 May 2025
Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action	Thursday, 29 May 2025

The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic	Friday, 2 October 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020	Friday, 2 October 2020
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations	Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020	Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020	Monday, 27 July 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020	Thursday, 9 July 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020	Thursday, 9 July 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 UN-Habitat and WHO Urban Form and COVID-19: Thinking Through Issues of Density, Overcrowding, Public Space, and Health Thursday, 9 July 2020	Thursday, 9 July 2020

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