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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

Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil appointed as new Executive Director of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Study suggests countries can better tackle climate change by working with cities Wednesday, 5 June 2024
UN-Habitat aims to drive urban recovery efforts in Ukraine Friday, 17 May 2024
“We need a new approach to managing cities” — UN-Habitat presents Annual Report 2023 Thursday, 16 May 2024
Global experts start work on UN guidelines on people-centred smart cities Friday, 19 April 2024
UN-Habitat joins the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact Wednesday, 27 March 2024
UN-Habitat launches partnership with Shanghai SUS Environment Ltd to advance sustainable urban development. Wednesday, 13 March 2024
ASEAN and UN-Habitat advance regional sustainable urban development Thursday, 7 March 2024

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on famine in Sudan Thursday, 30 May 2024
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024 Friday, 26 April 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza Thursday, 22 February 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning Tuesday, 16 January 2024

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