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UN-Habitat in the News

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
COVID-19 and the empathy revolution by UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno in El Pais
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Press Releases

ICLEI and UN-Habitat to Host Joint COP28 Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion Mercredi, 8 novembre 2023
World Cities Day 2023: Financing sustainable urban future for all Mardi, 31 octobre 2023
Saudi Arabia, UN-Habitat sign Host Country Agreement to advance sustainable urban development Mercredi, 11 octobre 2023
UN-Habitat announces special recognitions for sustainable urban development Lundi, 2 octobre 2023
World Habitat Day 2023: Building resilient urban economies Lundi, 2 octobre 2023
UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to initiate policy dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for internally displaced Iraqis Jeudi, 28 septembre 2023
Media advisory on the World Cities Day 2023 and zero-waste initiatives briefing Lundi, 18 septembre 2023
The United Nations and the Government of Japan inaugurate recently rehabilitated Markazouna Community Centre in Tripoli Mercredi, 13 septembre 2023

Statements and speeches

Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Mercredi, 29 novembre 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Jeudi, 16 novembre 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Vendredi, 10 novembre 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Mardi, 7 novembre 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Jeudi, 2 novembre 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Mercredi, 6 septembre 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Jeudi, 13 juillet 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 Jeudi, 13 juillet 2023

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