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UN-Habitat in the News

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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

Saudi Arabia, UN-Habitat sign Host Country Agreement to advance sustainable urban development 星期三, 11 十月 2023
UN-Habitat announces special recognitions for sustainable urban development 星期一, 2 十月 2023
World Habitat Day 2023: Building resilient urban economies 星期一, 2 十月 2023
UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to initiate policy dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for internally displaced Iraqis 星期四, 28 九月 2023
Media advisory on the World Cities Day 2023 and zero-waste initiatives briefing 星期一, 18 九月 2023
The United Nations and the Government of Japan inaugurate recently rehabilitated Markazouna Community Centre in Tripoli 星期三, 13 九月 2023
2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners announced 星期三, 16 八月 2023
UN-Habitat in Tunisia moderates a panel on 'The Cities of the Future' as part of the “Youth Future Zone” Symposium organised by the ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Observatory 星期一, 31 七月 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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) 星期日, 10 十一月 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 星期二, 5 十一月 2024
UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 星期二, 5 十一月 2024
Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment 星期四, 8 八月 2024
UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 星期二, 23 七月 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan 星期四, 30 五月 2024
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024

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