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UN-Habitat in the News

Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges
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

Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews 星期二, 2 三月 2021
Keynote speakers announced for Rural Housing Summit 星期一, 15 二月 2021
Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung Foundation (FES) to partner with UN-Habitat to advance SDG 11 in Africa 星期一, 1 二月 2021
First-of-A-Kind Comparative Review of Urban Observatories Launched 星期三, 27 一月 2021
Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities 星期二, 26 一月 2021
Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 星期一, 18 一月 2021
UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide 星期二, 12 一月 2021
UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises 星期四, 10 十二月 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) 星期日, 10 十一月 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 星期二, 5 十一月 2024
UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 星期二, 5 十一月 2024
Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment 星期四, 8 八月 2024
UN-Habitat's statement at the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 星期二, 23 七月 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan 星期四, 30 五月 2024
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 星期一, 6 五月 2024

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