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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

Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish Martes, 30 Marzo 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Lunes, 29 Marzo 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic Lunes, 29 Marzo 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English Lunes, 29 Marzo 2021
UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg Jueves, 18 Marzo 2021
Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning Miércoles, 10 Marzo 2021
UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization Martes, 9 Marzo 2021
Groundbreaking Innovate4Cities Conference to explore climate crisis solutions Jueves, 4 Marzo 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

ED's Intro_Portuguese Viernes, 6 Noviembre 2020
SG's Foreword_Portuguese Viernes, 6 Noviembre 2020
sg_s_foreword_spanish Martes, 3 Noviembre 2020
SG_s_Foreword_Russian Martes, 3 Noviembre 2020
sg_s_foreword_french Martes, 3 Noviembre 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

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