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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
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Press Releases

Press releases

Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing Miércoles, 28 Mayo 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 Miércoles, 28 Mayo 2025
Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis Miércoles, 28 Mayo 2025
Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis Lunes, 26 Mayo 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 Miércoles, 7 Mayo 2025
Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative Miércoles, 23 Abril 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 Jueves, 27 Marzo 2025
Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities Miércoles, 12 Marzo 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 Jueves, 6 Julio 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 Martes, 4 Julio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya Lunes, 19 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the Kenya Urban Forum “Strategic Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization in Kenya” Miércoles, 14 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the closing of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Miércoles, 14 Junio 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 22 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 Jueves, 8 Junio 2023
Statement from the Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed to the second United Nations Habitat Assembly Jueves, 8 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi Miércoles, 7 Junio 2023

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