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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

UN-Habitat signs agreement with Save the Children to make cities greener, healthier, and more child-friendly 星期二, 30 一月 2024
The King’s Foundation receives UN-Habitat Special Citation Award for its pioneering work on sustainable urbanization 星期五, 19 一月 2024
UN-Habitat partners with University College London to leverage expertise for sustainable urban development 星期三, 17 一月 2024
Call for climate action through transformative urban planning is launched by leading organizations at COP28 星期四, 7 十二月 2023
Outcomes of the second Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP28 星期二, 5 十二月 2023
Baku wins bid to host World Urban Forum 2026 星期五, 1 十二月 2023
ICLEI and UN-Habitat to Host Joint COP28 Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion 星期三, 8 十一月 2023
World Cities Day 2023: Financing sustainable urban future for all 星期二, 31 十月 2023

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series 星期四, 2 六月 2022
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 星期二, 17 五月 2022
Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 星期一, 9 五月 2022
Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 星期五, 29 四月 2022
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 星期一, 11 四月 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda 星期二, 29 三月 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 星期二, 15 三月 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 星期一, 7 三月 2022

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