News and stories Story 23 Marzo 2021 ODS en las ciudades: El enfoque integral de ONU-Habitat para la localización de los ODS Story 15 Abril 2019 Hello world! Story 15 Abril 2019 Urban Planning highlights Story 15 Abril 2019 Urban Insight highlight Story 15 Abril 2019 Ciudades y postconflicto: El reto urbano en Colombia + All news and stories Urban Impact UN-Habitat in the News 23 Octubre 2025 Collaboration for trust – How cities build innovation from the ground up 6 Octubre 2025 Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report 21 Agosto 2025 Adequate, Resilient Housing: A Global Imperative for Climate and Development 17 Junio 2025 ICLEI brings the voice of cities and regions to United Nations Habitat Assembly 28 Enero 2025 Expert Voices 2025 | Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing Press Releases Press releases Apply Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Dena Assaf on the Tenth World Urban Forum Miércoles, 12 Febrero 2020 Indonesian city of Surabaya to host the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020 Miércoles, 12 Febrero 2020 HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States Domingo, 9 Febrero 2020 UN-Habitat and the World Blind Union sign a milestone agreement to work together to make cities accessible for all Martes, 4 Febrero 2020 Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City Martes, 24 Septiembre 2019 Nairobi Communique – Outcome of the High-Level Session on Inno- vative Urban Mobility for Sustainable Cities in Africa at UN-Habitat Assembly, 30 May 2019 Viernes, 14 Junio 2019 Call for Expressions of Interest to Host the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance Secretariat Martes, 11 Junio 2019 UN-Habitat Assembly concludes with Ministerial Declaration on challenges and opportunities of urbanization. Viernes, 31 Mayo 2019 Paginación Página anterior ‹‹ Página 35 Siguiente página ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza Jueves, 22 Febrero 2024 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Miércoles, 31 Enero 2024 Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning Martes, 16 Enero 2024 Acceptance speech by the UN-Habitat Executive Director upon appointment as a fellow of the Royal Town Planners’ Institute Lunes, 15 Enero 2024 Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Miércoles, 6 Diciembre 2023 Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Miércoles, 29 Noviembre 2023 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Jueves, 16 Noviembre 2023 Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Viernes, 10 Noviembre 2023 Paginación Página anterior ‹‹ Página 3 Siguiente página ›› Get in touch Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team. Media Centre contact Ekaterina Bezgachina Chief of Communication ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org Connect with us on Social Media for the latest developments in sustainable urbanization OPENING ADDRESS UN SECRETARY GENERAL VIDEO ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY OPENING ADDRESS PRESIDENT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY AI Master of Ceremonies at the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly UN-Habitat on Flickr UN-Habitat on Flickr
