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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

World Cities Report Press Release_French Monday, 2 November 2020
Final World Cities Report Press Release_Arabic Monday, 2 November 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Russian Friday, 30 October 2020
Global observance of World Cities Day 2020 on 31 October being hosted by Kenya Thursday, 22 October 2020
Official signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between UN-Habitat and the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network Tuesday, 20 October 2020
UN-Habitat and Indonesia Host the First Ever Virtual World Habitat Day 2020 from Surabaya Saturday, 3 October 2020
UN-Habitat and Indonesia Host the First Ever Virtual World Habitat Day 2020 from Surabaya Saturday, 3 October 2020
40 Days Safer Cities Challenge Saturday, 19 September 2020

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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