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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

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

Statement by the UNON Director General Lunes, 21 Noviembre 2022
Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt Jueves, 17 Noviembre 2022
Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs Lunes, 31 Octubre 2022
Speech at the closing ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye Jueves, 6 Octubre 2022
Speech at the High-level opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye Martes, 4 Octubre 2022
Speech at the press conference in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, ahead of World Habitat Day 2022 Viernes, 30 Septiembre 2022
Speech at the opening ceremony of the 13th Asia-Pacific Cities Summit Miércoles, 27 Julio 2022
Speech at the Commemorative symposium on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Martes, 26 Julio 2022

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