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UN-Habitat in the News

A look at UN-Habitat’s Global Future Cities Programme (Archdaily)
Kenyan international footballer teams up with UN-Habitat (BBC tv Focus on Africa)
Kenyan international footballer teams up with UN-Habitat (BBC tv Focus on Afric…
Archdaily report on UN-Habitat’s incremental planning tool
Opinion piece by Executive Director on how cities can build a healthier future for all
UN-Habitat launches sanitization project Kenyan slum area schools on KTN (25 Nov 2020)
UN-Habitat launches sanitization project Kenyan slum area schools on KTN (25 No…
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Press Releases

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Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 Lunes, 18 Enero 2021
UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide Martes, 12 Enero 2021
UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises Jueves, 10 Diciembre 2020
UN-Habitat, OICT and LTO Network release first open-source urban land registry solution for the Government of Afghanistan Miércoles, 2 Diciembre 2020
UN-Habitat urges governments to Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization Lunes, 30 Noviembre 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - Arabic Lunes, 9 Noviembre 2020

Statements and speeches

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Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization Viernes, 4 Diciembre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 Sábado, 31 Octubre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 Sábado, 31 Octubre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 Sábado, 31 Octubre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day, New York Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, 30 October 2020 Viernes, 30 Octubre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 Lunes, 5 Octubre 2020

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