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UN-Habitat in the News

Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges
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
COVID-19 and the empathy revolution by UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno in El Pais
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Press Releases

Press releases

Ouverture de la onzième session du Forum urbain mondial à Katowice, en Pologne Lunes, 27 Junio 2022
UN-Habitat announces winners of the Katowice Energy Innovation Challenge Jueves, 2 Junio 2022
General Assembly, local government recommit to New Urban Agenda at high-level UN meeting Viernes, 29 Abril 2022
Countries gather in Botswana to discuss their efforts to implement the SDGs Lunes, 11 Abril 2022
Four cities selected to pilot a digital rights governance framework Viernes, 25 Marzo 2022
City of New York Joins UN-Habitat to launch report on the voluntary local review (VLR) movement Jueves, 6 Enero 2022
The 2021 World Habitat Awards winners announced Lunes, 20 Diciembre 2021
Press Release: Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown Jueves, 18 Noviembre 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 Martes, 4 Julio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya Lunes, 19 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the Kenya Urban Forum “Strategic Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization in Kenya” Miércoles, 14 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the closing of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Miércoles, 14 Junio 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 22 May 2023 to 6 June 2023 Jueves, 8 Junio 2023
Statement from the Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed to the second United Nations Habitat Assembly Jueves, 8 Junio 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, speech at the Cycling event in Nairobi Miércoles, 7 Junio 2023
Statement by the President of Kenya at the opening of the second United Nations Assembly. Martes, 6 Junio 2023

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