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Press Releases

Press releases

Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic الجمعة, 24 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat الأربعاء, 29 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee الخميس, 16 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory الجمعة, 10 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory الثلاثاء, 7 نوفمبر 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza الخميس, 2 نوفمبر 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الأربعاء, 6 سبتمبر 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 الخميس, 13 يوليو 2023

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