News and stories
Press Releases
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Press Release: Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown | Thursday, 18 November 2021 |
| New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation | Saturday, 6 November 2021 |
| UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day | Friday, 29 October 2021 |
| UN-Habitat and Expo 2020 Dubai to highlight climate resilient cities at World Cities Day | Friday, 29 October 2021 |
| The path from poverty to prosperity runs through city streets | Friday, 29 October 2021 |
| UN-Habitat and Egypt to host Global Observance of World Cities Day 2021 in historic city of Luxor | Thursday, 14 October 2021 |
Statements and speeches
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 | Sunday, 31 October 2021 |
| Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change | Thursday, 12 August 2021 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 | Wednesday, 11 August 2021 |
| EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UNEP Science Policy Business Forum | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
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Urban Impact – Issue 14, September 2021
Urban Impact, a quarterly newsletter published by UN-Habitat, includes an overview of UN-Habitat’s support to countries to achieve sustainable urbanization, the latest initiatives on climate action and innovative financing for cities along with opportunities for partners to advocate and share urban…
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Urban Impact – Issue 13, July 2021
Urban Impact, a quarterly newsletter published by UN-Habitat, includes an overview of UN-Habitat’s support to countries to achieve sustainable urbanization, the latest initiatives on climate action, innovative financing for cities, and opportunities for partners to advocate and share urban best…
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World Urban Forum 11 Newletter Vol. 2
The countdown to the opening of the eleventh World Urban Forum (WUF11), the premier global meeting on urban issues, has begun. WUF11 will open in the City of Katowice, Poland on 26 June 2022. The Forum will run to 30 June under the theme “Transforming Our Cities for a Better Urban Future.”
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Urban Impact: Climate action, urban monitoring and country activities
Issue 12 of Urban Impact, a quarterly newsletter published by UN-Habitat, includes the latest initiatives on climate action and opportunities for partners to access funding, support stakeholder engagement and host key advocacy events. It features new tools and publications, country programmes,…
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Urban Impact – Issue 11, October 2020
Urban Impact is a quarterly newsletter published by UN-Habitat highlighting the impact of initiatives being implemented by the Agency in partnership with governments, cities and communities around the world towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, with focus on GOAL 11 - the Urban Goal…
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