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Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board
Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality
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Press Releases

Press releases

UN-Habitat sounds the alarm on the global housing crisis in its 2024 Annual Report Lunes, 2 Junio 2025
United Nations Habitat Assembly closes with a new plan to tackle the global housing crisis Viernes, 30 Mayo 2025
Media advisory: Briefing on outcomes of elections of Bureau and President of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Viernes, 30 Mayo 2025
World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing Viernes, 30 Mayo 2025
UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all Jueves, 29 Mayo 2025
Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action Jueves, 29 Mayo 2025
Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing Miércoles, 28 Mayo 2025
Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 Miércoles, 28 Mayo 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Third National Urban Forum, Rwanda: “Implementing the New Urban Agenda” Opening Ceremony Remarks - Maimunah Mohd Sharif Viernes, 22 Febrero 2019
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 Lunes, 10 Diciembre 2018
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration Marrakech, Morocco, 10-11 December 2018 Lunes, 10 Diciembre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message Martes, 30 Octubre 2018
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Viernes, 28 Septiembre 2018

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