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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

UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Jueves, 2 Septiembre 2021
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia & UN-Habitat Regional Office of Arab States sign Letter of Agreement to work on promoting cities climate adaptation and green recovery and reconstruction Miércoles, 25 Agosto 2021
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world Jueves, 12 Agosto 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals Jueves, 22 Julio 2021
Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya Lunes, 28 Junio 2021
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Jueves, 10 Junio 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Jueves, 10 Junio 2021
Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies Jueves, 10 Junio 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing remarks of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya Jueves, 30 Marzo 2023
Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat Martes, 28 Marzo 2023
Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON Martes, 28 Marzo 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 Viernes, 24 Marzo 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 Statement Martes, 7 Marzo 2023
Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi Domingo, 19 Febrero 2023
Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices Jueves, 16 Febrero 2023
The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos Lunes, 16 Enero 2023

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