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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: Equitable future cities hold answers to pollution, climate and nature breakdown Thursday, 18 November 2021
Press Release: Busan, UN-Habitat and OCEANIX set to build the world’s first sustainable floating city prototype as sea levels rise Thursday, 18 November 2021
New Council on Urban Initiatives puts cities at the crossroads of addressing urgent grand challenges through innovation Saturday, 6 November 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Saturday, 30 October 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Saturday, 30 October 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Saturday, 30 October 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Saturday, 30 October 2021
SG message - World Cities Days (31 October 2021) Saturday, 30 October 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 Monday, 10 December 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 Monday, 10 December 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Tuesday, 30 October 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Tuesday, 30 October 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Tuesday, 30 October 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018

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