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Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board
Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality
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Press Releases

Press releases

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
Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis среда, 28 мая 2025
Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis понедельник, 26 мая 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 среда, 7 мая 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 понедельник, 6 октября 2025
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand суббота, 29 марта 2025
Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) воскресенье, 10 ноября 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 вторник, 5 ноября 2024
UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 вторник, 5 ноября 2024
Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment четверг, 8 августа 2024
UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development вторник, 23 июля 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan четверг, 30 мая 2024

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