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Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors
UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour
Sustainable, affordable urban setting: Government, UN-Habitat rally stakeholders
UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions
UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day
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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization 星期二, 9 三月 2021
Groundbreaking Innovate4Cities Conference to explore climate crisis solutions 星期四, 4 三月 2021
Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews 星期二, 2 三月 2021
Keynote speakers announced for Rural Housing Summit 星期一, 15 二月 2021
Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung Foundation (FES) to partner with UN-Habitat to advance SDG 11 in Africa 星期一, 1 二月 2021
First-of-A-Kind Comparative Review of Urban Observatories Launched 星期三, 27 一月 2021
Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities 星期二, 26 一月 2021
Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 星期一, 18 一月 2021

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the World Cities Day 2026 Ministerial Segment in Fuzhou, China 星期六, 31 十月 2026
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the World Cities Day 2026 in Fuzhou, China 星期六, 31 十月 2026
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 15th Asian Pacific City Summit 星期一, 19 十月 2026
Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2026 星期一, 5 十月 2026
Closing Remarks by Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), Closing Ceremony, 22 May 2026 星期五, 22 五月 2026
Closing Remarks by Ms. Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), Closing Ceremony, 22 May 2026 星期五, 22 五月 2026
Chair’s Summary of the Ministerial Meeting on the New Urban Agenda, thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) 星期五, 22 五月 2026
PGA Remarks at the opening ceremony of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum 星期一, 18 五月 2026

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