UN-Habitat announces new hosts of World Habitat Day, World Cities Day

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UN-Habitat announces new hosts of World Habitat Day, World Cities Day

STORY: UN-Habitat announces new hosts of World Habitat Day, World Cities Day DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN-Habitat banners 2. various of press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MAIMUNAH MOHD SHARIF, Executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Program 4. various of press conference STORYLINE: UN-Habitat on Thursday unveiled the next hosts for World Habitat Day and World Cities Day. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the second United Nations Habitat Assembly that is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from June 5 to 9. World Habitat Day 2023 will be hosted in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, and World Habitat Day 2024 will be celebrated in the city of Queretaro, Mexico. SOUNDBITE (English): MAIMUNAH MOHD SHARIF, Executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Program "I would like to announce that World Habitat Day 2024 will be held in the city of Queretaro, the United Mexican States, congratulatio

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