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Uruguay offers a cooperative answer to the global housing shortage
Elaine Reyes speaks with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach about the progress and challenges shaping sustainable cities
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Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned since late 2023, UN-Habitat says
Japan and UN-Habitat sign project to support urban reconstruction in Homs
Why the SDGs cannot be achieved without solving the housing crisis
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Press Releases

Press releases

World Habitat Day 2026 in Muscat calls for urgent action on adequate housing Lunes, 5 Octubre 2026
UN-Habitat announces 2026 Scroll of Honour Award winners Viernes, 2 Octubre 2026
Muscat to host global observance of World Habitat Day 2026 Jueves, 1 Octubre 2026
Eurasian Development Bank and UN-Habitat partner to advance sustainable urban development Jueves, 1 Octubre 2026
Leaders adopt Ulaanbaatar Declaration, calling for stronger local action for land resilience Viernes, 21 Agosto 2026
UN-Habitat Executive Director to visit South Africa to launch new UN-Habitat country office Lunes, 10 Agosto 2026
Helping Homs recover: Japan and UN-Habitat launch major urban renewal initiative Jueves, 30 Julio 2026
UN-Habitat and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to advance sustainable urbanization across the Horn and Eastern Africa Jueves, 23 Julio 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2026 Lunes, 5 Octubre 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 Viernes, 22 Mayo 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 Viernes, 22 Mayo 2026
Chair’s Summary of the Ministerial Meeting on the New Urban Agenda, thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) Viernes, 22 Mayo 2026
PGA Remarks at the opening ceremony of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum Lunes, 18 Mayo 2026
Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum Lunes, 18 Mayo 2026
Secretary-General message to the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum Lunes, 18 Mayo 2026
UN-Habitat statement on the situation in Iran Lunes, 13 Abril 2026

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