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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

Liverpool to host global observance of 2018 World Cities Day Lundi, 25 juin 2018
Foreign investment could help lift millions of Africans out of poverty Jeudi, 21 juin 2018
UN-Habitat and Think City sign MOU aimed at bettering cities in Malaysia and across the globe Mardi, 8 mai 2018
In Iraq, years of violence and conflict leave 4 million children in need Mardi, 13 février 2018
Ministerial meeting for Arab States to be held in Morocco Mercredi, 13 décembre 2017
Regional Partners Forum gathers 80 representatives from 20 countries to drive implementation of New Urban Agenda and SDGs in Asia Pacific Mercredi, 29 novembre 2017

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 Jeudi, 6 juillet 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 Mardi, 4 juillet 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya Lundi, 19 juin 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the Kenya Urban Forum “Strategic Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization in Kenya” Mercredi, 14 juin 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the closing of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Mercredi, 14 juin 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 22 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 Jeudi, 8 juin 2023
Statement from the Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed to the second United Nations Habitat Assembly Jeudi, 8 juin 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi Mercredi, 7 juin 2023

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