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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

UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Samedi, 18 juillet 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish Mercredi, 8 juillet 2020
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian Vendredi, 3 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
UN-Habitat calls for nominations for the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards to be presented on World Habitat Day Jeudi, 2 juillet 2020
Sweden and UN-Habitat sign a USD 20 million agreement to promote sustainable urbanization Mercredi, 1 juillet 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series Jeudi, 2 juin 2022
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 Mardi, 17 mai 2022
Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Lundi, 9 mai 2022
Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 Vendredi, 29 avril 2022
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 Lundi, 11 avril 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Mardi, 29 mars 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Mardi, 15 mars 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Lundi, 7 mars 2022

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