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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

International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces Major Milestone for NYC Declaration on the Voluntary Local Review, Thursday, May 21, 2020 星期四, 21 五月 2020
Women’s leadership will be critical for rethinking the future in the post-COVID-19 era #BeyondTheOutbreak 星期四, 21 五月 2020
Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak - English 星期四, 21 五月 2020
Social dialogue remains key to keep workers safe during and beyond the COVID-19 outbreak. #BeyondTheOutbreak 星期一, 18 五月 2020
Press Release - Innovation, Proximity and Solidarity: Local Economic Development as Immediate Response 星期五, 8 五月 2020
Addressing informalities in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond #BeyondTheOutbreak 星期一, 4 五月 2020
Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak - English 星期四, 21 五月 2020
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic 星期五, 24 四月 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

SG_s_Foreword_Russian 星期二, 3 十一月 2020
sg_s_foreword_french 星期二, 3 十一月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 星期六, 31 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 星期六, 31 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 星期六, 31 十月 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Spanish 星期五, 30 十月 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - English 星期五, 30 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day, New York Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, 30 October 2020 星期五, 30 十月 2020

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