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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

World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing пятница, 30 мая 2025
UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all четверг, 29 мая 2025
Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action четверг, 29 мая 2025
Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing среда, 28 мая 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 среда, 28 мая 2025
Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis среда, 28 мая 2025
Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis понедельник, 26 мая 2025
Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025 среда, 7 мая 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices четверг, 16 февраля 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos понедельник, 16 января 2023
Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat среда, 23 ноября 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters понедельник, 21 ноября 2022
Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy понедельник, 21 ноября 2022
Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development понедельник, 21 ноября 2022
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat понедельник, 21 ноября 2022
Statement by the UNON Director General понедельник, 21 ноября 2022

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