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Urban Impact

A snippet of UN-Habitat at COP 27 featured in the newsletter
Urban Impact – Issue 18, December 2022
Urban Impact – Issue 17, September 2022 (Cover)
Urban Impact – Issue 17, September 2022
Urban Impact – Issue 16, March 2022 (Cover)
Urban Impact – Issue 16, March 2022
Urban Impact – Issue 15, December 2021
Urban Impact – Issue 15, December 2021

UN-Habitat in the News

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
COVID-19 and the empathy revolution by UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno in El Pais
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Press Releases

Global platform launched to support ‘proximity’ in urban planning Monday, 5 June 2023
UN Member States cast their votes to secure a better urban future for all Monday, 5 June 2023
Online press briefing on the second United Nations Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Government of Japan and UN-Habitat join forces to support earthquake recovery in most impacted Governorates in Syria Wednesday, 17 May 2023
The Government of Egypt and UN-Habitat kick off preparations of WUF12 Monday, 8 May 2023
Second United Nations Habitat Assembly to be held 5-9 June 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, 24 April 2023
First International Day of Zero Waste bolsters actions to address global pollution crisis Thursday, 30 March 2023
Nominations open for the 2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Monday, 20 March 2023

Statements and speeches

Introductory Statement of the Executive Director at the Ceremonial Opening of the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly Monday, 5 June 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - President of General Assembly Monday, 5 June 2023
Opening remarks at the stakeholder dialogue toward the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Monday, 22 May 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 24 March 2023 to 1 May 2023 Thursday, 4 May 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated April 2023 Friday, 14 April 2023
Speech at the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on zero waste Friday, 31 March 2023
Closing remarks of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, 30 March 2023
Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 28 March 2023

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