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UN-Habitat’s Chief of Urban Practices Branch discusses intermediary cities on OECD platform
Opinion piece by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the SDG Action platform on cities as vanguards for action
Joint opinion piece on youth by the President of the UN General Assembly and UN-Habitat Executive Director in Kenya’s The Star newspaper
El Pais article mentioning UN-Habitat Executive Director at the European Development Day
Iraqi television coverage of UN-Habitat Executive Director’s visit
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Press Releases

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Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya Lundi, 28 juin 2021
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Jeudi, 10 juin 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Jeudi, 10 juin 2021
Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies Jeudi, 10 juin 2021
Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies Jeudi, 10 juin 2021
Turkey’s First Lady honoured as a Champion of UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities programme Mercredi, 2 juin 2021

Statements and speeches

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Executive Director Speech 4 - Promoting Virtual Cities and Communities Dimanche, 9 May 2021
Executive Director Speech 3 - Racism in the Workplace Dimanche, 9 May 2021
Remarks by the Executive Director - Energy 21HLD Dimanche, 9 May 2021
Executive Director Lecture - Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization Dimanche, 9 May 2021
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization Vendredi, 4 décembre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 Samedi, 31 octobre 2020

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Good Morning Kenya PT 1 - The View Point ft Maimunah Mohd Sharif - Excecutive Director UN Habitat

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UN-Habitat Executive Director does the Safe Hands Challenge