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Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29
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
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Press Releases

Press releases

Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 星期二, 8 九月 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 星期二, 8 九月 2020
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital 星期三, 12 八月 2020
Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya 星期四, 6 八月 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions 星期四, 6 八月 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues 星期六, 18 七月 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish 星期三, 8 七月 2020
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian 星期五, 3 七月 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

ED's Intro_Russian 星期四, 29 十月 2020
ED's Intro_French 星期四, 29 十月 2020
ED's Intro_Chinese 星期三, 28 十月 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 星期一, 5 十月 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish 星期五, 2 十月 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese 星期五, 2 十月 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_English 星期五, 2 十月 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Arabic 星期五, 2 十月 2020

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