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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

International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces Major Milestone for NYC Declaration on the Voluntary Local Review, Thursday, May 21, 2020 Thursday, 21 May 2020
Women’s leadership will be critical for rethinking the future in the post-COVID-19 era #BeyondTheOutbreak Thursday, 21 May 2020
Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak - English Thursday, 21 May 2020
Social dialogue remains key to keep workers safe during and beyond the COVID-19 outbreak. #BeyondTheOutbreak Monday, 18 May 2020
Press Release - Innovation, Proximity and Solidarity: Local Economic Development as Immediate Response Friday, 8 May 2020
Addressing informalities in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond #BeyondTheOutbreak Monday, 4 May 2020
Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak - English Thursday, 21 May 2020
Cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic Friday, 24 April 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

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
Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 Friday, 24 March 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 Statement Tuesday, 7 March 2023
Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi Sunday, 19 February 2023

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