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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

“We need a new approach to managing cities” — UN-Habitat presents Annual Report 2023 星期四, 16 五月 2024
Global experts start work on UN guidelines on people-centred smart cities 星期五, 19 四月 2024
UN-Habitat joins the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact 星期三, 27 三月 2024
UN-Habitat launches partnership with Shanghai SUS Environment Ltd to advance sustainable urban development. 星期三, 13 三月 2024
ASEAN and UN-Habitat advance regional sustainable urban development 星期四, 7 三月 2024
Inter-Agency Standing Committee Deputies Group meets in person in Nairobi 星期二, 5 三月 2024
New analysis shows the world can fight climate change through greater action in cities 星期五, 23 二月 2024
UN-Habitat on housing and the upcoming World Urban Forum 星期三, 14 二月 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing remarks of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya 星期四, 30 三月 2023
Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat 星期二, 28 三月 2023
Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON 星期二, 28 三月 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 星期五, 24 三月 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 Statement 星期二, 7 三月 2023
Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi 星期日, 19 二月 2023
Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices 星期四, 16 二月 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos 星期一, 16 一月 2023

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