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 Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Lunes, 9 Mayo 2022 Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 Viernes, 29 Abril 2022 Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 Lunes, 11 Abril 2022 Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Martes, 29 Marzo 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Martes, 15 Marzo 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Lunes, 7 Marzo 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 28th Feb – 2nd Mar 2022. Miércoles, 2 Marzo 2022 Keynote Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at Jakarta Development Collaboration Network Jueves, 16 Diciembre 2021 Paginación Página anterior ‹‹ Página 10 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