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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

2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced Lundi, 14 septembre 2020
2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced Lundi, 14 septembre 2020
صندوق قطر للتنمية يدعم مشروع برنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية في اليمن لإدارة الحطام في حالات الطوارئ والتخلص من النفايات الخطرة Mardi, 8 septembre 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 Mardi, 8 septembre 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 Mardi, 8 septembre 2020
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital Mercredi, 12 août 2020
Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya Jeudi, 6 août 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Jeudi, 6 août 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 28th Feb – 2nd Mar 2022. Mercredi, 2 mars 2022
Keynote Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at Jakarta Development Collaboration Network Jeudi, 16 décembre 2021
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Mercredi, 27 octobre 2021
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Mercredi, 27 octobre 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive at the Commonwealth of Nations Event Mercredi, 27 octobre 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Seventh Edition of European Investment Bank’s October Days for Sustainable Development Jeudi, 21 octobre 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the World Urban Campaign Annual Assembly Meeting Mercredi, 13 octobre 2021
Speech of the UN-Executive Director at Innovative4Cities Conference: Cities, Climate Change Science and Innovation Lundi, 11 octobre 2021

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