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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

Press releases

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
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021 Vendredi, 28 mai 2021
Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Vendredi, 14 mai 2021
Japanese - Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Lundi, 17 mai 2021
Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Vendredi, 14 mai 2021
Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open Mercredi, 28 avril 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 Lundi, 10 décembre 2018
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration Marrakech, Morocco, 10-11 December 2018 Lundi, 10 décembre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Mardi, 30 octobre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Mardi, 30 octobre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Mardi, 30 octobre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Mardi, 30 octobre 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Vendredi, 28 septembre 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Vendredi, 28 septembre 2018

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