A CONVERSATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (WUF)

As part of WUF 2020, CITIES Hosted at NYUAD Ms. Maimunah Sharif, the Executive Director of the UN-Habitat, on February 5, 2020, for a conversation with the NYUAD and Abu Dhabi communities about her journey to the United Nations (UN) and the importance of the World Urban Forum 2020 in solving the unique set of challenges that cities as complex interdisciplinary intersections present.

The event was open to the general public and was very successful with about 60 people in the audience including NYUAD faculty, staff, and leadership, UN representatives, and UAE government agencies representatives.