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UN-Habitat in the News

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

Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya Jueves, 6 Agosto 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Jueves, 6 Agosto 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Sábado, 18 Julio 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish Miércoles, 8 Julio 2020
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian Viernes, 3 Julio 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH Jueves, 2 Julio 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH Jueves, 2 Julio 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities Jueves, 2 Julio 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_English Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Arabic Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_French Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Chinese Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Spanish Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Russian Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020

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