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GENDER EQUALITY FOR SMARTER CITIES
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e designations employed and the presentation of the material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country,territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or regarding itseconomic system or degree of development. e analysis, conclusions, and recommendations of this report do notnecessarily reect the views of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme or its Governing Council.
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Principal Author: Emily WongPrincipal Editors: Lucia Kiwala, ierry Naudin and Roman Rollnick Additional Editorial Input: Cecilia Andersson, Bernhard Barth, Hawa Diallo, Angela Hakizimana, MoniqueIglebaek, Mutinta Munyati, Angela Mwai, Cilla Ng, Asa Jonsson, Avi Sarkar, Wandia Seaforth, Sudha Shresthaand Edlam YemeruDesign and Layout: Irene JumaSponsor: Government of Norway Printing: UNON, Publishing Services Section, Nairobi, ISO 14001:2004-certied.i
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