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

Press releases

Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Lundi, 29 mars 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic Lundi, 29 mars 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English Lundi, 29 mars 2021
UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg Jeudi, 18 mars 2021
Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning Mercredi, 10 mars 2021
UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization Mardi, 9 mars 2021
Groundbreaking Innovate4Cities Conference to explore climate crisis solutions Jeudi, 4 mars 2021
Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews Mardi, 2 mars 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director Speech 4 - Promoting Virtual Cities and Communities Dimanche, 9 mai 2021
Executive Director Speech 3 - Racism in the Workplace Dimanche, 9 mai 2021
Remarks by the Executive Director - Energy 21HLD Dimanche, 9 mai 2021
Executive Director Lecture - Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization Dimanche, 9 mai 2021
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization Vendredi, 4 décembre 2020
Video message by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization Jeudi, 3 décembre 2020
ED's Intro_Portuguese Vendredi, 6 novembre 2020
SG's Foreword_Portuguese Vendredi, 6 novembre 2020

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