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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
COVID-19 and the empathy revolution by UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno in El Pais
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Press Releases

Press releases

Media Advisory: Opening press conference for the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) 星期六, 2 十一月 2024
Youth lead climate action at World Cities Day 2024 Global Observance in Alexandria 星期四, 31 十月 2024
World Urban Forum 12 (WUF12) unites global leaders to address urbanization challenges 星期二, 29 十月 2024
UN-Habitat, UNOPS, Cities Alliance join forces for World Cities Day 2024 in Africa 星期四, 24 十月 2024
World Urban Forum features key events driving global urban innovation 星期二, 22 十月 2024
UN-Habitat hosts online press conference ahead of twelfth session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo 星期五, 18 十月 2024
UN-Habitat and Egypt ready to hold twelfth session of the World Urban Forum 星期二, 15 十月 2024
Japan joins forces with UN-Habitat to improve essential services and livelihoods for vulnerable urban populations in Afghanistan 星期二, 8 十月 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat 星期三, 23 十一月 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Statement by the UNON Director General 星期一, 21 十一月 2022
Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt 星期四, 17 十一月 2022
Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs 星期一, 31 十月 2022

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