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Press Releases

Press releases

ООН-Хабитат представляет Доклад о состоянии городов мира-2022 (World Cities Report 2022) الأربعاء, 29 يونيو 2022
ONU-Habitat lance son rapport sur les villes dans le monde 2022 الأربعاء, 29 يونيو 2022
UN-Habitat Launches its World Cities Report 2022 الأربعاء, 29 يونيو 2022
تنطلق الدورة الحادية عشرة من المنتدى الحضرى العالمى في كاتوفيتشى، بولند ا الاثنين, 27 يونيو 2022
Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum opens in Katowice, Poland الاثنين, 27 يونيو 2022
В Катовице, Польша, начинает работу 11-я сессия Всемирного форума городов الاثنين, 27 يونيو 2022
Comienza la Undécima Sesión del Foro Urbano Mundial en Katowice, Polonia الاثنين, 27 يونيو 2022
Ouverture de la onzième session du Forum urbain mondial à Katowice, en Pologne الاثنين, 27 يونيو 2022

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum الاثنين, 27 يونيو 2022
Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series الخميس, 2 يونيو 2022
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 الثلاثاء, 17 مايو 2022
Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies الاثنين, 9 مايو 2022
Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 الجمعة, 29 أبريل 2022
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 الاثنين, 11 أبريل 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda الثلاثاء, 29 مارس 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 الثلاثاء, 15 مارس 2022

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