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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

Cities worldwide invited to join Quality of Life Initiative Wednesday, 23 April 2025
Unsustainable fashion and textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025 Thursday, 27 March 2025
Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities Wednesday, 12 March 2025
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed for third term as Goodwill Ambassador for UN-Habitat in Arab States Monday, 24 February 2025
C40 Cities and UN-Habitat join forces to drive bold action for more resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities Monday, 17 February 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for hosting World Cleanup Day 2025 and World Cleanup Day 2026 Thursday, 30 January 2025
UN-Habitat opens call for the hosting of the World Urban Forum in 2028 Friday, 6 December 2024
UN-Habitat joins Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty Monday, 25 November 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Statement by the President of Kenya at the opening of the second United Nations Assembly. Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the high-level event on women sharping cities and communities Tuesday, 6 June 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - Secretary General Monday, 5 June 2023
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

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