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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

Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish Martes, 30 Marzo 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Lunes, 29 Marzo 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic Lunes, 29 Marzo 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English Lunes, 29 Marzo 2021
UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg Jueves, 18 Marzo 2021
Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning Miércoles, 10 Marzo 2021
UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization Martes, 9 Marzo 2021
Groundbreaking Innovate4Cities Conference to explore climate crisis solutions Jueves, 4 Marzo 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 Lunes, 10 Diciembre 2018
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration Marrakech, Morocco, 10-11 December 2018 Lunes, 10 Diciembre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Viernes, 28 Septiembre 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Viernes, 28 Septiembre 2018

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