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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

2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced Monday, 14 September 2020
صندوق قطر للتنمية يدعم مشروع برنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية في اليمن لإدارة الحطام في حالات الطوارئ والتخلص من النفايات الخطرة Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Press Release 2020 Scroll of Honour awards 8 September 2020 Tuesday, 8 September 2020
UN-Habitat responds immediately to support families following explosions in Lebanon’s capital Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Planet Smart City partners with UN-Habitat on slum upgrading initiatives in Kenya Thursday, 6 August 2020
Statement from the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the Beirut Explosions Thursday, 6 August 2020
UN-Habitat and UNOSSC commit to stepping up South-South cooperation on urban issues Saturday, 18 July 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Thursday, 16 November 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Friday, 10 November 2023
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Thursday, 2 November 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 6 September 2023
Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Thursday, 13 July 2023
Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 Thursday, 13 July 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 Thursday, 6 July 2023

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