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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

Press Release: Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise Jueves, 18 Noviembre 2021
New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation Sábado, 6 Noviembre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Sábado, 30 Octubre 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

WHD 2020 EDs Message_English Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Arabic Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_French Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Chinese Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Spanish Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Russian Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020 Viernes, 2 Octubre 2020

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