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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon четверг, 2 сентября 2021
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia & UN-Habitat Regional Office of Arab States sign Letter of Agreement to work on promoting cities climate adaptation and green recovery and reconstruction среда, 25 августа 2021
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world четверг, 12 августа 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals четверг, 22 июля 2021
Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya понедельник, 28 июня 2021
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM четверг, 10 июня 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM четверг, 10 июня 2021
Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies четверг, 10 июня 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech of the UN-Executive Director at Innovative4Cities Conference: Cities, Climate Change Science and Innovation понедельник, 11 октября 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch среда, 25 августа 2021
UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change четверг, 12 августа 2021
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 среда, 11 августа 2021
EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks вторник, 3 августа 2021
UNEP Science Policy Business Forum вторник, 3 августа 2021
UN Capital Development Fund, Un-Habitat Fused Offering Workshop: Opening Speech вторник, 3 августа 2021
Executive Director's speech: Around a City in 8 Questions вторник, 3 августа 2021

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