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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

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
World Cities Report Press Release - Russian Lunes, 9 Noviembre 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - French Lunes, 9 Noviembre 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - English Lunes, 9 Noviembre 2020
World Cities Report Press Release - Spanish Lunes, 9 Noviembre 2020
World Cities Report Press Release_Russia Lunes, 2 Noviembre 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Martes, 15 Marzo 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Lunes, 7 Marzo 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 28th Feb – 2nd Mar 2022. Miércoles, 2 Marzo 2022
Keynote Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at Jakarta Development Collaboration Network Jueves, 16 Diciembre 2021
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Miércoles, 27 Octubre 2021
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Miércoles, 27 Octubre 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive at the Commonwealth of Nations Event Miércoles, 27 Octubre 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Seventh Edition of European Investment Bank’s October Days for Sustainable Development Jueves, 21 Octubre 2021

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