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Abu Dhabi to Host 10th World Urban Forum in 2020

UAE will be first Arab country to host landmark United Nations Forum ABU DHABI, 17 October 2018 – The Ministry […]

Press Release: Abu Dhabi Signs Agreement with UN-Habitat to Host 10th World Urban Forum in 2020

UAE will be first Arab country to host landmark United Nations Forum ABU DHABI, 17 October 2018: Today, the Ministry […]

Demise of Jockin Arputham (15 August 1947 – October 13 2018)

Tribute by UN-Habitat’s Executive Director On behalf of the entire UN-Habitat family, I would like to express my deep and […]

Surabaya to Host Capacity Building Workshop on Implementing the New Urban Agenda

Nairobi, 15 October 2018 – UN-Habitat and the Directorate General of Human Settlement, Ministry of Public Works and Housing will […]

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Nairobi, 11 October 2018 – A stakeholder workshop convened jointly by UN-Habitat and the Government of Kenya has validated findings […]

UN Habitat leads discussions on creating opportunities for urban youth at Kigali Summit

Kigali, Rwanda, 11 October 2018 –Drawing from its vast experience in working with urban youth globally, UN-Habitat shared lessons learnt […]

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Maimunah Mohd Sharif @MaimunahSharif·

#AbuDhabi is the centre of #arab region, a growing & developing economy. There's a lot of devp coming up as well as new activities coming in #AbuDhabi.@UNHABITAT is looking to have #AbuDhabi as a platform to share bestpractices and urban solutions to achive #SDGs #SDG11

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🎉❕❗️In addition to the 5️⃣ day #WUF10 conference, @ad_dpm together with #UNHabitat, will host the 1st ever symposium leading up to WUF 2020! Providing an opportunity for #Arab states to voice concerns and celebrate successes in #urban planning❕❗️

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 🎥WATCH NOW--> Ko Koens investigates the challenges and opportunities of #urban tourism in the latest episode of the Global Urban Lectures #UNHabitat #UrbanOctober #GlobalUrbanLectures https://t.co/wBILIghwUf

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#mobility and #transport are crucial for #sustainable #urbandevelopment - so the international community agreed in the #newurbanagenda that:

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#DYK Almost 20% of global #energy is used by households. And 40% is used by buildings. #GreenHousing and #GreenBuildings are essential to limit global energy use. Read more: https://t.co/GlvbP4s1xz #SDG11 #LeavingNoOneBehind #GlobalGoals #Cities2030 @MaimunahSharif @VictorKisob

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