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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

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
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
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 Wednesday, 25 August 2021
UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world Thursday, 12 August 2021
Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals Thursday, 22 July 2021
Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya Monday, 28 June 2021
Arabic - UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Thursday, 10 June 2021
UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Thursday, 10 June 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Executive Director's Remarks during the High-Level Strategic Dialogue at the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, 29 May 2019 Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Executive Director's Opening Remarks at the Partnership and Pledging Conference during the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, 29 May 2019 Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Executive Director's Remarks during the One UN Dialogue at the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, 28 May 2019 Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Executive Director's Remarks during the Kenya Host Country Reception, First Session UN-Habitat Assembly, 28 May 2019 Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Executive Director's Opening Remarks at the Gender Forum during the UN-Habitat Assembly, 28 May 2019 Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Executive Director's Remarks on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, 27 - 31 May 2019 Monday, 27 May 2019
Executive Director's Policy Statement during the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly 27 - 31 May 2019 Monday, 27 May 2019
Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 26 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Monday, 8 April 2019

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