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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

UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day Vendredi, 29 octobre 2021
The path from poverty to prosperity runs through city streets Vendredi, 29 octobre 2021
UN-Habitat and Egypt to host Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in historic city of Luxor Jeudi, 14 octobre 2021
UN-Habitat and Egypt to host Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in historic city of Luxor Jeudi, 14 octobre 2021
UN-Habitat and Egypt to host Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in historic city of Luxor Jeudi, 14 octobre 2021
International Union of Architects 2030 Award: Press Release Mardi, 12 octobre 2021
International Union of Architects 2030 Award: Press Release Mardi, 12 octobre 2021
The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) of Egypt’s Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities wins the Scroll of Honour 2021 Jeudi, 23 septembre 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_French Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Chinese Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Spanish Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Russian Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020 Vendredi, 2 octobre 2020
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Mardi, 22 septembre 2020
Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 Mercredi, 29 juillet 2020

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