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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat launches USD 9.9 million climate resilience project in Yemen среда, 29 октября 2025
Media advisory: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá среда, 22 октября 2025
World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response понедельник, 6 октября 2025
UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners вторник, 30 сентября 2025
UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing пятница, 26 сентября 2025
Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku среда, 24 сентября 2025
UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan воскресенье, 21 сентября 2025
UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 пятница, 19 сентября 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

High Level Political Forum 2020: UCLG and UN-Habitat Voluntary Local Review Series Launch Wednesday, 08 July 2020 среда, 8 июля 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: Voluntary National Review Lab: Multi-level governance and subnational reporting on Voluntary National Reviews and Voluntary Local Reviews. Wednesday, 8 July 2020 среда, 8 июля 2020
Ministerial Session Brussels IV Conference for Syria and the Region Tuesday, 30 June 2020 вторник, 30 июня 2020
Foundations and Philanthropy Briefing, Tuesday 30 June 2020 вторник, 30 июня 2020
Opening Remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, 29 June 2020 понедельник, 29 июня 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Safer Cities, Thursday, 25 June четверг, 25 июня 2020
High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, 2 June 2020 вторник, 2 июня 2020
UCLG Executive Bureau Opening Speech, 29 May 2020 пятница, 29 мая 2020

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