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Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29
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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

New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation Samedi, 6 novembre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Samedi, 30 octobre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Samedi, 30 octobre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Samedi, 30 octobre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Samedi, 30 octobre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Samedi, 30 octobre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Samedi, 30 octobre 2021
UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day Vendredi, 29 octobre 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Mercredi, 6 décembre 2023
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

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