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Press Releases

Press releases

The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) of Egypt’s Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities wins the Scroll of Honour 2021 четверг, 23 сентября 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference вторник, 21 сентября 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced суббота, 18 сентября 2021
UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon вторник, 21 сентября 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced суббота, 18 сентября 2021
UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities понедельник, 13 сентября 2021
From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 понедельник, 13 сентября 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon четверг, 2 сентября 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director Speech 4 - Promoting Virtual Cities and Communities воскресенье, 9 мая 2021
Executive Director Speech 3 - Racism in the Workplace воскресенье, 9 мая 2021
Remarks by the Executive Director - Energy 21HLD воскресенье, 9 мая 2021
Executive Director Lecture - Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization воскресенье, 9 мая 2021
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization пятница, 4 декабря 2020
Video message by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization четверг, 3 декабря 2020
ED's Intro_Portuguese пятница, 6 ноября 2020
SG's Foreword_Portuguese пятница, 6 ноября 2020

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