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Press Releases

Press releases

French Development Agency and UN-Habitat seek to advance affordable and sustainable housing вторник, 6 июня 2023
Global platform launched to support ‘proximity’ in urban planning понедельник, 5 июня 2023
UN Member States cast their votes to secure a better urban future for all понедельник, 5 июня 2023
Online press briefing on the second United Nations Habitat Assembly среда, 31 мая 2023
Government of Japan and UN-Habitat join forces to support earthquake recovery in most impacted Governorates in Syria среда, 17 мая 2023
The Government of Egypt and UN-Habitat kick off preparations of WUF12 понедельник, 8 мая 2023
Second United Nations Habitat Assembly to be held 5-9 June 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya понедельник, 24 апреля 2023
First International Day of Zero Waste bolsters actions to address global pollution crisis четверг, 30 марта 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum понедельник, 27 июня 2022
Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series четверг, 2 июня 2022
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 вторник, 17 мая 2022
Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies понедельник, 9 мая 2022
Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 пятница, 29 апреля 2022
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 понедельник, 11 апреля 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda вторник, 29 марта 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 вторник, 15 марта 2022

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