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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat sounds the alarm on the global housing crisis in its 2024 Annual Report понедельник, 2 июня 2025
United Nations Habitat Assembly closes with a new plan to tackle the global housing crisis пятница, 30 мая 2025
Media advisory: Briefing on outcomes of elections of Bureau and President of the United Nations Habitat Assembly пятница, 30 мая 2025
World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing пятница, 30 мая 2025
UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all четверг, 29 мая 2025
Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action четверг, 29 мая 2025
Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing среда, 28 мая 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 среда, 28 мая 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) понедельник, 10 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) понедельник, 10 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) понедельник, 10 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Opening, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Sunday 9th February 2020, Abu Dhabi воскресенье, 9 февраля 2020
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Kenya National Urban Forum in Kisumu, Monday 27 January 2020 понедельник, 27 января 2020
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during Photography Exhibition “Kenya through the diplomat’s lens” in UNON, Nairobi, Thursday, 16 January 2020 четверг, 16 января 2020
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at The NUA Platform during the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Tuesday 15 November 2019 пятница, 15 ноября 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Grassroot assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 четверг, 14 ноября 2019

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