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UN-Habitat in the News

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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

The Government of Egypt and UN-Habitat announce dates for the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum 星期三, 7 六月 2023
French Development Agency and UN-Habitat seek to advance affordable and sustainable housing 星期二, 6 六月 2023
Global platform launched to support ‘proximity’ in urban planning 星期一, 5 六月 2023
UN Member States cast their votes to secure a better urban future for all 星期一, 5 六月 2023
Online press briefing on the second United Nations Habitat Assembly 星期三, 31 五月 2023
Government of Japan and UN-Habitat join forces to support earthquake recovery in most impacted Governorates in Syria 星期三, 17 五月 2023
The Government of Egypt and UN-Habitat kick off preparations of WUF12 星期一, 8 五月 2023
Second United Nations Habitat Assembly to be held 5-9 June 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya 星期一, 24 四月 2023

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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