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Happening now! The Opening ceremony of #WUF11

"Cities are central to virtually every challenge we face – and essential to building a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future." UN Secretary General António Guterres says to the #WUF11 Opening Ceremony Catch his full message :bit.ly/3QTD1oT

Great speeches at the Opening ceremony of the #WUF11 emphasizing the need for "actions in and by cities" to achieve the 2030 Agenda towards better urban future and leaving no one behind.

"The World Urban Forum is a unique platform where we can share uncomfortable truths about our urbanising world." Says UN-Habitat Chief Maimunah Mohd Sharif Catch the #WUF11 Opening Ceremony here: 👉media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k… ✨#TransformingCities

People of #Syria have been through a lot over a decade. Today they woke up 2 a devastating earthquake. Our heartfelt thoughts are w/ families of the dead, injured, and those who lost their home. Info on response : ICRC Syria Syrian Red Crescent 2 follow. ICRC Syria staff : safe + sound.

Beyond catastrophic scenes from #Latakia this morning. I am inconsolable 💔

It is an #earthquake this time! #Syrians woke to devastating #shakes of the #earth. #Collapsed buildings, people burried under #rubble, and tough stormy #weather to make it worse. Syrian Red Crescent is responding. #syriaearthquake #Syria #Lattakia #Aleppo #Tartous #Hama

صلّوا لسوريا | Pray for Syria

#SyriaNeedsHelp 📢

The Syrian Red Crescent volunteers are packing relief items, getting them uploaded in trucks to be delivered to the grieving families in the #Syrian cities hit by the #earthquake early today. Tonight, the convoys are heading from #Tartous to #Hama, #Aleppo and Lattakia

ما أضيق هذا العالم. ما أكبر هذا العجز. #سوريا

#سوريون #زلزال_سوريا #سوريا_نحنا_حدّك #سوريا_تستغيث

.UNOSAT have produced a preliminary report of damage to Latakia city in #Syria after the #earthquakes. The full report is available on our website: bit.ly/3HJBZZ8 #Pleiades images acquired yesterday are used to estimate damage in these comparisons.

Needs are immense in Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes. Help provide emergency relief to the earthquake victims: unh.cr/63e1393d14

Every day in #Latakia, more buildings, which were initially deemed safe, are showing worrying damage from the earthquake, more people are being evacuated & more people are in desperate need for a place to stay. And then another 5.2 aftershock a few minutes ago to add to it all..