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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

Press Release on Democracy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic webinar by UCLG, UN-Habitat and Metropolis (Spanish) Jueves, 25 Junio 2020
Press Release on Democracy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic webinar by UCLG, UN-Habitat and Metropolis (French) Jueves, 25 Junio 2020
Press Release on Democracy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic webinar by UCLG, UN-Habitat and Metropolis Jueves, 25 Junio 2020
Building Urban Climate Resilience in South-Eastern Africa Lunes, 22 Junio 2020
Press Release: Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19 Preparedness, Prevention, and Response and Beyond Jueves, 11 Junio 2020
Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19 Preparedness, Prevention, and Response and Beyond Jueves, 11 Junio 2020
COVID-19 must be addressed through international solidarity and cooperation Jueves, 28 Mayo 2020
Guaranteeing equity and access to all in the post-COVID era #BeyondTheOutbreak Viernes, 22 Mayo 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi Domingo, 19 Febrero 2023
Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices Jueves, 16 Febrero 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos Lunes, 16 Enero 2023
Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Miércoles, 23 Noviembre 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters Lunes, 21 Noviembre 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy Lunes, 21 Noviembre 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Lunes, 21 Noviembre 2022
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat Lunes, 21 Noviembre 2022

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