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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

Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi четверг, 13 февраля 2020
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

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