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Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29
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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

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
Scroll of Honour Award - Russian Friday, 3 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
Reimagining Public Safety in the face of historical inequalities and emerging crisis in Cities Thursday, 2 July 2020
UN-Habitat calls for nominations for the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards to be presented on World Habitat Day Thursday, 2 July 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018
The High Level Political Form on Sustainable Development Plenary SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production pattern Speech by UN-Habitat Executive Director: Maimunah Mohd Sharif 12 July 2018 Monday, 16 July 2018

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