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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

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis, Thursday 16 April 2020 星期四, 16 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 15 April 2020 星期三, 15 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Government Associations, Thursday 9 April 2020 星期四, 9 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 星期三, 8 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 星期三, 1 四月 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 星期三, 25 三月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi 星期四, 13 二月 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) 星期一, 10 二月 2020

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