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Press Releases

Press releases

The 2021 World Habitat Awards winners announced Lunes, 20 Diciembre 2021
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

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 Miércoles, 25 Marzo 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi Jueves, 13 Febrero 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Lunes, 10 Febrero 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Lunes, 10 Febrero 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Lunes, 10 Febrero 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Opening, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Sunday 9th February 2020, Abu Dhabi Domingo, 9 Febrero 2020
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Kenya National Urban Forum in Kisumu, Monday 27 January 2020 Lunes, 27 Enero 2020
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during Photography Exhibition “Kenya through the diplomat’s lens” in UNON, Nairobi, Thursday, 16 January 2020 Jueves, 16 Enero 2020

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