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Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29
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
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Press Releases

Press releases

Press Release: Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown Jueves, 18 Noviembre 2021
Press Release: Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise Jueves, 18 Noviembre 2021
New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation Sábado, 6 Noviembre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

High Level Political Forum 2020 UN-Habitat and WHO Urban Form and COVID-19: Thinking Through Issues of Density, Overcrowding, Public Space, and Health Thursday, 9 July 2020 Jueves, 9 Julio 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: UCLG and UN-Habitat Voluntary Local Review Series Launch Wednesday, 08 July 2020 Miércoles, 8 Julio 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: Voluntary National Review Lab: Multi-level governance and subnational reporting on Voluntary National Reviews and Voluntary Local Reviews. Wednesday, 8 July 2020 Miércoles, 8 Julio 2020
Ministerial Session Brussels IV Conference for Syria and the Region Tuesday, 30 June 2020 Martes, 30 Junio 2020
Foundations and Philanthropy Briefing, Tuesday 30 June 2020 Martes, 30 Junio 2020
Opening Remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, 29 June 2020 Lunes, 29 Junio 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Safer Cities, Thursday, 25 June Jueves, 25 Junio 2020
High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, 2 June 2020 Martes, 2 Junio 2020

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