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11 Steps to Achieve Quality Public Spaces at a Neighborhood Level: UN-Habitat's Guideline - Archdaily
How to Design Spaces for Kids in Marginalized Areas. 3 Examples from UN-Habitat on archdaily.com
Why we need a new social contract for our cities – ORF
UN-Habitat’s Pontus Westerberg on video games pushing community-led urban planning
Kenyan football star Victor Wanyama partners with UN-Habitat to provide face masks slum residents
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Press Releases

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Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Jeudi, 6 août 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Samedi, 18 juillet 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish Mercredi, 8 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020

Statements and speeches

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UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 Lundi, 5 octobre 2020
Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 Mercredi, 29 juillet 2020
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 Lundi, 27 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 Jeudi, 9 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020 Jeudi, 9 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 UN-Habitat and WHO Urban Form and COVID-19: Thinking Through Issues of Density, Overcrowding, Public Space, and Health Thursday, 9 July 2020 Jeudi, 9 juillet 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