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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

Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies الخميس, 10 يونيو 2021
Turkey’s First Lady honoured as a Champion of UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities programme الأربعاء, 2 يونيو 2021
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021 الجمعة, 28 مايو 2021
Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities الجمعة, 14 مايو 2021
Japanese - Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities الاثنين, 17 مايو 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Regional preparatory workshop for African VNRs and VLRs: Opening Remarks الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Executive Director's TPs for World Cities Summit High-level Panel الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Executive Director's opening remarks on the Launch of Global State of National Urban Policies 2021 الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Executive Director's farewell speech for Mr Billy Cobbett الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Executive Director's keynote speech UNSGAB 5 Conference الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Cities and Pandemics Report Executive Director's Opening remarks الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Remarks Launching Sub-National Urban Policy Guide الثلاثاء, 3 أغسطس 2021
Executive Director Speech 4 - Promoting Virtual Cities and Communities الأحد, 9 مايو 2021

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