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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
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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 木曜日, 2 9月 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon 木曜日, 2 9月 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 水曜日, 25 8月 2021
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world 木曜日, 12 8月 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals 木曜日, 22 7月 2021
Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya 月曜日, 28 6月 2021
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM 木曜日, 10 6月 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM 木曜日, 10 6月 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Closing remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen, Friday 10 November 2019 金曜日, 11 10月 2019
Closing remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the World Habitat Day 2019 celebrations in Mexico city, Monday 7 October 2019 月曜日, 7 10月 2019
Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the World Habitat Day 2019 celebrations in Mexico city, Monday 7 October 2019 月曜日, 7 10月 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat at the Second Africa: Open for Business Summit in New York, Friday 27 September 2019 金曜日, 27 9月 2019
Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat at the Time for Action: Addressing the Nexus between Climate Change & Youth, Peace and Security in New York, Thursday 26 September 2019 木曜日, 26 9月 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat at the Local and regional government Forum Special Event during the UNCA Summit 2019 in New York, Tuesday 24 September 2019 火曜日, 24 9月 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Event – Placing Well-being at the heart of Climate Policy in New York, Monday 23 September 2019 月曜日, 23 9月 2019
Closing remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Reception in New York, Sunday 22 September 2019 日曜日, 22 9月 2019

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