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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

Local Government Associations: multiplying and upscaling of measures #BeyondTheOutbreak Jueves, 9 Abril 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services - SPANISH Jueves, 2 Abril 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services - FRENCH Jueves, 2 Abril 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services Jueves, 2 Abril 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Russian Martes, 31 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Chinese Lunes, 30 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Spanish Viernes, 27 Marzo 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Arabic Viernes, 27 Marzo 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement from the Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed to the second United Nations Habitat Assembly Jueves, 8 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi Miércoles, 7 Junio 2023
Statement by the President of Kenya at the opening of the second United Nations Assembly. Martes, 6 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the high-level event on women sharping cities and communities Martes, 6 Junio 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - Secretary General Lunes, 5 Junio 2023
Introductory Statement of the Executive Director at the Ceremonial Opening of the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly Lunes, 5 Junio 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - President of General Assembly Lunes, 5 Junio 2023
Opening remarks at the stakeholder dialogue toward the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Lunes, 22 Mayo 2023

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