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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
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Press Releases

Press releases

Turkey’s First Lady honoured as a Champion of UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities programme Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021 Friday, 28 May 2021
Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Friday, 14 May 2021
Japanese - Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Monday, 17 May 2021
Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Friday, 14 May 2021
Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Monday, 29 March 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by the President of Kenya at the opening of the second United Nations Assembly. Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the high-level event on women sharping cities and communities Tuesday, 6 June 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - Secretary General Monday, 5 June 2023
Introductory Statement of the Executive Director at the Ceremonial Opening of the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly Monday, 5 June 2023
UN-Habitat Assembly video message - President of General Assembly Monday, 5 June 2023
Opening remarks at the stakeholder dialogue toward the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Monday, 22 May 2023
Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 24 March 2023 to 1 May 2023 Thursday, 4 May 2023
Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated April 2023 Friday, 14 April 2023

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