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UN-Habitat in the News

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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

First International Day of Zero Waste bolsters actions to address global pollution crisis 星期四, 30 三月 2023
Nominations open for the 2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award 星期一, 20 三月 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat visits Türkiye 星期三, 1 三月 2023
UN-Habitat pursues collaboration with Turkic states 星期一, 27 二月 2023
Japan gives UN-Habitat USD 605,222 to support Peaceful IDP returns to North Darfur 星期五, 24 二月 2023
Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed as UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador for the Arab States 星期一, 20 二月 2023
The Smart Madinah Forum promotes people-centered and SDG smart cities 星期一, 13 二月 2023
United Nations program: Montréal to host UN-Habitat project office 星期二, 13 十二月 2022

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech at the closing ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye 星期四, 6 十月 2022
Speech at the High-level opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye 星期二, 4 十月 2022
Speech at the press conference in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, ahead of World Habitat Day 2022 星期五, 30 九月 2022
Speech at the opening ceremony of the 13th Asia-Pacific Cities Summit 星期三, 27 七月 2022
Speech at the Commemorative symposium on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 星期二, 26 七月 2022
Katowice Declared Actions 星期五, 1 七月 2022
Closing speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum 星期五, 1 七月 2022
Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum 星期一, 27 六月 2022

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