News and stories
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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews | Tuesday, 2 March 2021 |
| Keynote speakers announced for Rural Housing Summit | Monday, 15 February 2021 |
| Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung Foundation (FES) to partner with UN-Habitat to advance SDG 11 in Africa | Monday, 1 February 2021 |
| First-of-A-Kind Comparative Review of Urban Observatories Launched | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 |
| Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities | Tuesday, 26 January 2021 |
| Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 | Monday, 18 January 2021 |
| UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide | Tuesday, 12 January 2021 |
| UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises | Thursday, 10 December 2020 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Ministerial Session Brussels IV Conference for Syria and the Region Tuesday, 30 June 2020 | Tuesday, 30 June 2020 |
| Foundations and Philanthropy Briefing, Tuesday 30 June 2020 | Tuesday, 30 June 2020 |
| Opening Remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, 29 June 2020 | Monday, 29 June 2020 |
| Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Safer Cities, Thursday, 25 June | Thursday, 25 June 2020 |
| High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, 2 June 2020 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 |
| UCLG Executive Bureau Opening Speech, 29 May 2020 | Friday, 29 May 2020 |
| Ministerial Dialogue with Local and Regional Governments: Strengthening Coordination to Implement the Paris Agreement, 28 May 2020 | Thursday, 28 May 2020 |
| Global Network on Safer Cities Consultative Meeting: 'Strengthening the Safer Cities Strategy while responding to COVID-19' Speech, 27 May 2020 | Wednesday, 27 May 2020 |
