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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

The world’s premier meeting on the future of cities ends with stirring call to action Vendredi, 14 février 2020
The world’s premier meeting on the future of cities ends with stirring call to action Vendredi, 14 février 2020
Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Dena Assaf on the Tenth World Urban Forum Mercredi, 12 février 2020
Indonesian city of Surabaya to host the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020 Mercredi, 12 février 2020
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States Dimanche, 9 février 2020
UN-Habitat and the World Blind Union sign a milestone agreement to work together to make cities accessible for all Mardi, 4 février 2020
Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City Mardi, 24 septembre 2019
Nairobi Communique – Outcome of the High-Level Session on Inno- vative Urban Mobility for Sustainable Cities in Africa at UN-Habitat Assembly, 30 May 2019 Vendredi, 14 juin 2019

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 Lundi, 27 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 Jeudi, 9 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020 Jeudi, 9 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 UN-Habitat and WHO Urban Form and COVID-19: Thinking Through Issues of Density, Overcrowding, Public Space, and Health Thursday, 9 July 2020 Jeudi, 9 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: UCLG and UN-Habitat Voluntary Local Review Series Launch Wednesday, 08 July 2020 Mercredi, 8 juillet 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: Voluntary National Review Lab: Multi-level governance and subnational reporting on Voluntary National Reviews and Voluntary Local Reviews. Wednesday, 8 July 2020 Mercredi, 8 juillet 2020

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