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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

Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services - FRENCH Thursday, 2 April 2020
Ensuring everyone can #StayAtHome through the provision of public services Thursday, 2 April 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Russian Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat - Chinese Monday, 30 March 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Spanish Friday, 27 March 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-Arabic Friday, 27 March 2020
Press Release issued by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and UN-Habitat-French Friday, 27 March 2020
Local and regional leaders showcase the value of public services to respond to the COVID-19 crisis Thursday, 26 March 2020

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

sg_s_foreword_spanish Tuesday, 3 November 2020
SG_s_Foreword_Russian Tuesday, 3 November 2020
sg_s_foreword_french Tuesday, 3 November 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 Saturday, 31 October 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 Saturday, 31 October 2020
UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 Saturday, 31 October 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Spanish Friday, 30 October 2020
Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - English Friday, 30 October 2020

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