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Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29
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Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices"
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

Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak - English الخميس, 21 مايو 2020
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic الجمعة, 24 أبريل 2020
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic الجمعة, 24 أبريل 2020
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic الجمعة, 24 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan and Campaign Press Release الخميس, 23 أبريل 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

ED's Intro_English الخميس, 29 أكتوبر 2020
ED's Intro_Spanish الخميس, 29 أكتوبر 2020
ED's Intro_Russian الخميس, 29 أكتوبر 2020
ED's Intro_French الخميس, 29 أكتوبر 2020
ED's Intro_Chinese الأربعاء, 28 أكتوبر 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 الاثنين, 5 أكتوبر 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish الجمعة, 2 أكتوبر 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese الجمعة, 2 أكتوبر 2020

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