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UN-Habitat in the News

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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

First International Day of Zero Waste bolsters actions to address global pollution crisis Jueves, 30 Marzo 2023
Nominations open for the 2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Lunes, 20 Marzo 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat visits Türkiye Miércoles, 1 Marzo 2023
UN-Habitat pursues collaboration with Turkic states Lunes, 27 Febrero 2023
Japan gives UN-Habitat USD 605,222 to support Peaceful IDP returns to North Darfur Viernes, 24 Febrero 2023
Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud reappointed as UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador for the Arab States Lunes, 20 Febrero 2023
The Smart Madinah Forum promotes people-centered and SDG smart cities Lunes, 13 Febrero 2023
United Nations program: Montréal to host UN-Habitat project office Martes, 13 Diciembre 2022

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Lunes, 6 Mayo 2024
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024 Viernes, 26 Abril 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza Jueves, 22 Febrero 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Miércoles, 31 Enero 2024
Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning Martes, 16 Enero 2024
Acceptance speech by the UN-Habitat Executive Director upon appointment as a fellow of the Royal Town Planners’ Institute Lunes, 15 Enero 2024
Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Miércoles, 6 Diciembre 2023
Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Miércoles, 29 Noviembre 2023

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