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Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors
UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour
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UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions
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Press Releases

Press releases

Media Advisory: Press briefing: Outcomes of the COP31 High-Level Dialogue on Urban Resilience, Adaptation and Climate Action Mercredi, 11 novembre 2026
Former Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo appointed UN-Habitat Goodwill Ambassador for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Mardi, 10 novembre 2026
UN-Habitat and ICPAC launch new guide to help Horn of Africa cities prepare for El Niño Jeudi, 5 novembre 2026
New UN guide keeps people in charge of AI in smart cities Mercredi, 4 novembre 2026
World Cities Day 2026 puts housing at the heart of urban regeneration Samedi, 31 octobre 2026
ONU-Habitat lanza la edición en español del Informe Mundial de las Ciudades Mardi, 27 octobre 2026
UN-Habitat launches Spanish edition of World Cities Report Mardi, 27 octobre 2026
UN-Habitat and Mexico City unveil dates for World Urban Forum 14 Lundi, 26 octobre 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 Lundi, 11 avril 2022
Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Mardi, 29 mars 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Mardi, 15 mars 2022
Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Lundi, 7 mars 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. Mercredi, 2 mars 2022
Keynote Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at Jakarta Development Collaboration Network Jeudi, 16 décembre 2021
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Mercredi, 27 octobre 2021
Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Mercredi, 27 octobre 2021

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