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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| First UN-Habitat Assembly opens in Nairobi and elects President, 27 May 2019 | Wednesday, 29 May 2019 |
| Statement of the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, on the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 | Monday, 11 March 2019 |
| UN-Habitat Continues Rehabilitation of Severely Damaged Houses in West Mosul Under Its Community-Based Urban Recovery Programme | Friday, 21 December 2018 |
| Launch of a land readjustment project aiming at stopping informal expansion in urban extension areas. | Friday, 21 December 2018 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message | Tuesday, 30 October 2018 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message | Tuesday, 30 October 2018 |
| Liverpool Hosts Key International Forum on Protecting Urban Residents from Disasters for 2018 World Cities Day | Thursday, 25 October 2018 |
| Press Release: Abu Dhabi Signs Agreement with UN-Habitat to Host 10th World Urban Forum in 2020 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch | Wednesday, 25 August 2021 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change | Thursday, 12 August 2021 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 | Wednesday, 11 August 2021 |
| EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UNEP Science Policy Business Forum | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UN Capital Development Fund, Un-Habitat Fused Offering Workshop: Opening Speech | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director's speech: Around a City in 8 Questions | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Graduation Ceremony Mayors Academy (Class of 2020-2021): Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
