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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

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
Press Release on Democracy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic webinar by UCLG, UN-Habitat and Metropolis (Spanish) Jeudi, 25 juin 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

sg_s_foreword_spanish Mardi, 3 novembre 2020
SG_s_Foreword_Russian Mardi, 3 novembre 2020
sg_s_foreword_french Mardi, 3 novembre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 Samedi, 31 octobre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 Samedi, 31 octobre 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 Samedi, 31 octobre 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Spanish Vendredi, 30 octobre 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - English Vendredi, 30 octobre 2020

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