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UN-Habitat in the News

31 October 2024

Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29

3 October 2022

Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges

26 June 2022

Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices"

3 April 2022

Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board

8 March 2022

Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality

Press Releases

Press releases

Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French	Monday, 29 March 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic	Monday, 29 March 2021
Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English	Monday, 29 March 2021
UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg	Thursday, 18 March 2021
Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning	Wednesday, 10 March 2021
UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization	Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Groundbreaking Innovate4Cities Conference to explore climate crisis solutions	Thursday, 4 March 2021
Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews	Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Statements and speeches

Keynote Speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the OSLOPAX Summit 2019: Urban Solutions on Peace and Climate Issues at Oslo, Thursday 5 September 2019	Thursday, 5 September 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the opening of the Urban Symposium in Afghanistan, Sunday 21 July 2019	Sunday, 21 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) side event at UN Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 16 July 2019	Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) Local 2030 Event at UN Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 16 July 2019	Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Meeting of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments at the One UN Millennium Hotel, Monday 15 July 2019	Monday, 15 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) High-level luncheon event in New York on Monday 15 July 2019	Monday, 15 July 2019
Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the opening of executive course for city leaders at the New York university (NYU) Monday 15 July 2019	Monday, 15 July 2019
Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum Side Event at the UN Secretariat, United Nations Headquarters, New York, Friday 12 July 2019	Friday, 12 July 2019

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