24 March 2017
Title: Since Habitat III, an uptick in interest around national urban policies
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El Telégrafo entrevista al Dr. Joan Clos/ El Telégrafo Ecuador interviews Dr. Joan Clos
25 October 2016
Title: La ciudad nace con el espacio público compartido
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New Yorker on Quito Papers
19 October 2016
Title: Top-down, Bottom-up Urban Design
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18 October 2016
Title: UN-Habitat’s Joan Clos and architect PK Das honored with Jane Jacobs Medal
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Dr. Clos Awarded with Jane Jacob´s Medal
18 October 2016
Title: Jane Jacobs' eyes': Habitat III chief Joan Clos recalls meeting his hero
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Dr. Joan Clos galardonado con la Medalla Jane Jacobs
Title: Joan Clos, premiado con 100.000 dólares como político “creativo” en favor de las ciudades
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El Tiempo Colombia entrevista al Dr. Clos. El Tiempo Colombia interviews Dr. Clos
16 October 2016
Title: Sin Ley, la urbanización es un desastre
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Semana entrevista a Joan Clos. Semana Magazine Interviews Dr. Joan Clos
12 October 2016
Title: Hay que cambiar el modelo urbanístic
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CCTV Africa interviews Aisa Kacyira
04 October 2016
Title: Kenyan government in move to provide better housing for slum dwellers
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Op. Ed. by Dr. Joan Clos on World Habitat Day
02 October 2016
Title: Good urbanization: An investment and way of life
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Article by Dr. Clos on Urbanization and Climate Change.
01 October 2016
Title: "Seizing the Opportunity"
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UN-Habitat in the News
06 September 2016
Title: Cycle or walk to work, Habitat boss advises city residents
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UN-Habitat in the News
10 August 2016
Title: Brazil’s favelas pay price of hosting Olympics
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Op. Ed. by Dr. Joan Clos on Urban Expansion in the last 25 years
27 July 2016
Title: Managing Urban Expansion for the Sustainability of Cities
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Op. Ed. by Dr. Joan Clos on PrepCom 3 and the New Urban Agenda
25 July 2016
Title: Surabaya: Toward the New Urban Agenda
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Financial Times interviews Dr. Joan Clos
1 June 2016
Title: Urbanization is " Money-Printing Machine" for Social Good
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Financial Times' Edwin Heathcote Special Report on Cities
1 June 2016
Title: Unpredictability is an important factor in making metropolis great
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Housing Europe interviews Dr. Joan Clos
1 June 2016
Title: "Decision makers have to take their share of responsibility regarding affordable housing"
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Reuters on the Launch of the Global Alliance for Urban Crises
26 May 2016
Title: Chaotic urbanization puts cities in harm's way: UN
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos published on Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
23 May 2016
Title: Managing Migration (and Displacement) is in the DNA of cities
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Sky News interviews Joan Clos
27 May 2016
Title: UN Warn Of Further Inequality Between Rich And Poor
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Thomson Reuters interviews Joan Clos
26 May 2016
Title: Chaotic urbanisation puts cities in harm's way: UN
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Op. Ed. by Dr. Joan Clos and Stephen O'brien
20 May 2016
Title: Leaving No City Behind: Adapting Crisis Response to an Urbanizing World
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UN-Habitat in the News
20 May 2016
Title: Can a new 'global alliance' rethink disaster response in cities?
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Somini Sengupta interviews Joan Clos
18 May 2016
What does Urban Population Growth mean for development?
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UN-Habitat in the News
17 May 2016
Title: Gangs, crime and slums: Growing cities present new challenges for aid agencies
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Article d´opinion par Dr. Joan Clos sur le Maroc lors du Premier Forum Ministériel Africain sur l´Habitat et le Développement Urbain à Rabat, publié dans Le Matin
14 May 2016
Title: Le Maroc, un pays fortement engagé pour le Nouvel Agenda Urbain
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El periódico El Universal de México entrevista al Dr. Joan Clos/El Universal newspaper Mexico interviews Dr. Joan Clos
29 April 2016
Title: "Falta ¨revolución para planear ciudades¨
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El periódico mexicano Reforma entrevista al Dr. Joan Clos en Toluca (México)/ Reforma newspaper interviews Dr. Joan Clos in Toluca (Mexico)
27 April 2016
Title: Aconseja ONU barrios mixtos
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Artículo de Opinión de Joan Clos en Reforma.com México/ Op. Ed by Joan Clos published by Reforma.com Mexico
18 April 2016
Title: Toluca: una oportunidad para el futuro de la urbanización de Latinoamérica y el Caribe
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The Guardian interviews Joan Clos
18 April 2016
Title: "We have lost the Science of building Cities"
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South African Government News Agency on The Habitat III Thematic Meeting on Informal Settlements in Pretoria
07 April 2016
Title: From Slums to Safe, Suitable Houses
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El Pais Planeta Futuro interviews Joan Clos
6 April 2016
Title:La ciudad se está convirtiendo en un riesgo social
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Articulo de Opinión de Joan Clos en El Pais/Op. ED by UN-Habitat Executive Director in El Pais (Spain)
5 April 2016
Title:El Espacio Público de la Ciudad/The Public Space of the City
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La Vanguardia on UN-Habitat´s innovative study on Public Space, presented at the Habitat III Thematic Meeting in Barcelona
4 April 2016
Title:La ONU alerta de la disminución de la dotación del espacio público
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Africa Renewal Magazine interviews Dr. Joan Clos on Africa´s Urbanization
1 April 2016
Title:Urbanization is a tool for development
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World Economic Forum (WEF) interviews Dr. Joan Clos, UN-Habitat Executive Director and Habitat III Secretary General
Title: How Cities will decide the Future of Sustainability
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Interview by Citiscope to Secretary-General of Habitat III, Dr. Joan Clos
Citiscope: 14 March 2016
Title: The New Urban Agenda will pay for itself
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Interview by Claudia Delpero to Dr. Joan Clos on Habitat III, the New Urban Agenda and the Future of Cities
Road to Paris: 14 March 2016
Title: The Next Big Thing at the UN? The Future of Cities
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Interview of Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, with China Central Television on China's Urbanization
11 March 2016
Title: Urbanization and industrialization in China have had an impressive impact in lifting out people from absolute poverty and in creating employment
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UN-Habitat in the News
Chatsworth Rising Sun: 09 March 2016
Title: Crime prevention meeting yields positive results
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Dr. Clos Interview Interview with UN Radio about the New Urban Agenda (Mexico)
United Nations Radio: 11 March 2016
Title: Towards a New Urban Agenda
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Interview by UNIC Mexico on Habitat III Thematic Meeting on Financing Urban Development and the City of Mexico´s New Legal Status
11 March 2016
Title: La ciudad de México podría ser un ejemplo nacional de urbanización
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Interview by UN Radio about Financing Urban Development, Mexico (In Spanish)
11 March 2016
Title: El financiamiento para el desarrollo urbano es insuficiente
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Op. Ed. by Dr. Joan Clos on Financing Sustainable Urban Development
Excelsior newspaper (México): 09 March 2016
Title: Invertir en el buen financiamiento de la urbanización es invertir en el bienestar de los ciudadanos (Investing in good urban Financing is investing in the Welfare of our Citizens)
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UN-Habitat in the News
GOV.UK: 07 March 2016
Title: Development Support to Somaliland
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UN-Habitat in the News
Le Soleil: 4 Mars 2016
Title: ONU-Habitat se félicite du rôle du Sénégal dans la promotion de l'agenda urbain
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UN-Habitat in the News
TV 360 Nigeria
Title: UN to discuss future of Africa’s urbanisation at Abuja conference
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
The Nation: 24 February 2016
Title: The future of Africa is urban
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UN-Habitat in the news
Nan News Agency in Nigeria: 23 February 2016
Title: UN to discuss future of Africa’s urbanization at Abuja conference
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UN-Habitat in the news
Standard Digital: 18 February 2016
Title: UN-Habitat creates sustainable building design charter
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UN-Habitat in the news
The Monitor: 10 February 2016
Title: Uganda: 13 Ways to Build an Eco Friendly House
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UN-Habitat in the news
Knowledge by Lanes: 6 February 2016
Title: Kaimenyi urges Architects to promote Energy Efficiency
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UN-Habitat in the news
The NewTimes: 3 February 2016
Title: Experts raise red flag on glass-covered structures
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Interview by Ciudad Sostenible Magazine to Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
Ciudad Sostenible: January 2016, Madrid
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Interview to Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
Carta Local Magazine : January 2016
Title: Las ciudades, bien urbanizadas, aceleran la prosperidad y el desarrollo/ Well-urbanized cities, accelerate prosperity and development
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
China Radio International: 28 January 2016
Title: China´s Urbanization Choice: A Bet on Prosperity
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What you need to know about the current world debate over urbanization in 2 min, by Dr. Joan Clos, UN-Habitat Executive Director, in an interview with the EU Reporter
EU Reporter: 14 January 2016. Brussels (Belgium)
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Press Conference by Manuela Carmena, Mayor of Madrid, and Dr. Joan Clos, Executive-Director of UN-Habitat. following the signing of the MoU
City Council of Madrid. 8th January 2016, Madrid (Spain)
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The City of Madrid signs a MoU with UN-Habitat to support Sustainable Urban Development
8th January 2016, Madrid (Spain)
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El Mundo | La Vanguardia | Europapress | Politica Local
Post Digital | La Información Madrid | El Boletin | El Dia
El Comunista | La Quincena | Servi Medias
Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat on the Transformative Power of Urbanization in the Arab States
Title: The Transformative Power of Urbanization in the Arab States.
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Al-Marsad | Al-Bawaba News | Al-Mashhad Al-Araby
Al-Gomhoria News | Al-Bashayer Online | Egypt 24
Interview to Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat during the First Arab Ministerial Forum for Housing and Urban Development
Al Hayat Newspaper: 7 January 2016. Cairo (Egypt)
Title: "Cities are growing and aging like humans"
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Interview to Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat during the First Arab Ministerial Forum for Housing and Urban Development
Shorouk news : 26 December 2015. Cairo (Egypt)
Title: "Public spaces are the first criteria for quality of life in cities¨
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
Daily Nation: 23 December 2015
Title: The African Urban Momentum: An Opportunity for Sustainable Growth
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Interview with UN-Habitat Officials on Habitat Guiding Principles for City Climate and Action Planning.
United Nations System COP 21: 10 December 2015. Paris (France)
Title: UN HABITAT’s Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning.
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Article by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
UN Chronicle: December 2015
Title: From COP21 to the New Urban Agenda
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Radio interview by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat on Cities and COP21
United Nations Radio: 8 December 2015. Paris (France)
Title: Climate Change: The Role of Cities.
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
South China Morning Post: 7th November 2015 (Hong Kong)
Title: Cities are A Global Issue
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TV interview by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat on China's Urbanization
China Daily: 3 November 2015. Beijing (China)
Title: UN cares about China's Urbanization
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
Xinhua News: 31 October 2015
Title: Investing in Sustainable Urbanization in China is Investing in the Prosperity and Wealth of Future Generations
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Op. Ed on World Cities Day by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
Huffington Post: 31 October 2015
Title: Urbanization: A Source of Development
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Op. Ed by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
China Radio International: 30 October 2015
Title: Investing in Sustainable Urbanization in China is Investing in the Prosperity and Wealth of Future Generations
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Media interview by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
China Daily: 17 October 2015. Beijing (China)
Title: City Design should strive to be More Sustainable
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TV interview by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
NTN24: 12 October 2015. Lima (Peru)
Title: Sostenibilidad ambiental y social es la clave para una calidad de vida digna (Enviromental and social sustainability is the key to a decent quality of life).
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UN-Habitat in the News
South-South News: 5 October 2015
Title: World Habitat Day's Coverage by South-South News
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Article by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
El Pais: 30 September 2015
Title: La urbanización, fuente de properidad. (Urbanization, Source of Prosperity)
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Article by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat
Al Ayyam Newsapaper: 19 September 2015
Title: Sustainable Urban Development in the State of Palestine; an Opportunity Interrupted
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UN-Habitat in the News
Al-Quds Newspaper: 7 September 2015
Title: UN-Habitat Executive Director meets with Palestinian Prime Minister
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UN-Habitat in the News
Ma'an News Agency: 7 September 2015
Title: UN-Habitat Executive Director meets with Palestinian Prime Minister
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