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Press Releases

Press releases

Japan joins forces with UN-Habitat to improve essential services and livelihoods for vulnerable urban populations in Afghanistan вторник, 8 октября 2024
World Habitat Day 2024: Engaging youth to create a better urban future понедельник, 7 октября 2024
Inaugural World Cleanup Day launches in Norway пятница, 20 сентября 2024
UN-Habitat announces 2024 Scroll of Honour Award winners вторник, 17 сентября 2024
UN-Habitat announces the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum returning to Africa after 20 years понедельник, 9 сентября 2024
First ever World Cleanup Day to launch in Tromsø, Norway среда, 28 августа 2024
Global Covenant of Mayors and UN-Habitat to host the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference in Montréal, Canada вторник, 13 августа 2024
Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil appointed as new Executive Director of UN-Habitat вторник, 11 июня 2024

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) воскресенье, 10 ноября 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 вторник, 5 ноября 2024
UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 вторник, 5 ноября 2024
Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment четверг, 8 августа 2024
UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development вторник, 23 июля 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan четверг, 30 мая 2024
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 понедельник, 6 мая 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 понедельник, 6 мая 2024

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