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GLOBALink | UN-Habitat chief hopes cities can find sustainable solutions

STORY: GLOBALink | UN-Habitat chief hopes cities can find sustainable solutions DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of awarding ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MAIMUNAH MOHD SHARIF, UN under-secretary-general and executive director of UN-Habitat 3. various of Shanghai STORYLINE: Five cities from all around the world, including China's Fuzhou, were honored with the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, also known as the Shanghai Award, on Saturday. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, under-secretary-general of the United Nations and executive director of UN-Habitat, said that the Shanghai Award is more inclusive and integrated, and she hopes that cities can find sustainable solutions. SOUNDBITE (English): MAIMUNAH MOHD SHARIF, UN under-secretary-general and executive director of UN-Habitat "This Shanghai Award is more inclusive, more integrated because it talks about global sustainable cities. We need to look at the cities, not at one

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