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Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board
Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality
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Press Releases

Press releases

SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) السبت, 30 أكتوبر 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) السبت, 30 أكتوبر 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) السبت, 30 أكتوبر 2021
UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day الجمعة, 29 أكتوبر 2021
UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day الجمعة, 29 أكتوبر 2021
The path from poverty to prosperity runs through city streets الجمعة, 29 أكتوبر 2021
UN-Habitat and Egypt to host Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in historic city of Luxor الخميس, 14 أكتوبر 2021
UN-Habitat and Egypt to host Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in historic city of Luxor الخميس, 14 أكتوبر 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the high-level event on women sharping cities and communities الثلاثاء, 6 يونيو 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - Secretary General الاثنين, 5 يونيو 2023
Introductory Statement of the Executive Director at the Ceremonial Opening of the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly الاثنين, 5 يونيو 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - President of General Assembly الاثنين, 5 يونيو 2023
Opening remarks at the stakeholder dialogue toward the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly الاثنين, 22 مايو 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 24 March 2023 to 1 May 2023 الخميس, 4 مايو 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated April 2023 الجمعة, 14 أبريل 2023
Speech at the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on zero waste الجمعة, 31 مارس 2023

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