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UN-Habitat in the News

UN-Habitat and Planet Smart City to upgrade Kenyan slums
Kenya’s Standard Newspaper features UN-Habitat handwashing stations in Nakuru
Tackling a notorious waste problem in Africa’s largest informal community
UN-Habitat presents their new guide “Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through urban climate action”
Interview 22 June 2020: UN-Habitat Executive Director interview with GovInsider on post-pandemic cities
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Press Releases

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Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya Thursday, 6 August 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Thursday, 6 August 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Saturday, 18 July 2020
Scroll of Honour - Spanish Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - FRENCH Thursday, 2 July 2020
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities - SPANISH Thursday, 2 July 2020

Statements and speeches

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Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 Monday, 27 July 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 Thursday, 9 July 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020 Special Event Official Launch of the SDG6 Global Acceleration Framework, Thursday 9 July 2020 Thursday, 9 July 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 Thursday, 9 July 2020
High Level Political Forum 2020: UCLG and UN-Habitat Voluntary Local Review Series Launch Wednesday, 08 July 2020 Wednesday, 8 July 2020

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Good Morning Kenya PT 1 - The View Point ft Maimunah Mohd Sharif - Excecutive Director UN Habitat

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UN-Habitat Executive Director does the Safe Hands Challenge