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UN-Habitat in the News

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

Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Monday, 29 March 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic Monday, 29 March 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English Monday, 29 March 2021
UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg Thursday, 18 March 2021
Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning Wednesday, 10 March 2021
UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series Thursday, 2 June 2022
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Monday, 9 May 2022
Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 Friday, 29 April 2022
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 Monday, 11 April 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Monday, 7 March 2022

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