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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

The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) of Egypt’s Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities wins the Scroll of Honour 2021 Thursday, 23 September 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference Tuesday, 21 September 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Saturday, 18 September 2021
UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon Tuesday, 21 September 2021
2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Saturday, 18 September 2021
UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities Monday, 13 September 2021
From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 Monday, 13 September 2021
UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Thursday, 2 September 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

ED's Intro_English Thursday, 29 October 2020
ED's Intro_Spanish Thursday, 29 October 2020
ED's Intro_Russian Thursday, 29 October 2020
ED's Intro_French Thursday, 29 October 2020
ED's Intro_Chinese Wednesday, 28 October 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 Monday, 5 October 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish Friday, 2 October 2020
WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese Friday, 2 October 2020

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