News and stories Story 2 mars 2021 Enquêtes de l'ONU-Habitat et de la JICA pour évaluer les impacts et les défis du COVID-19 sur les zones urbaines du Kenya et de l'Ouganda Story 8 février 2021 Des centaines de masques et de gants sont distribués aux ramasseurs de déchets dans la décharge de Nairobi dans le cadre d'un projet soutenu par le Japon Story 5 juillet 2019 Après le tragique glissement de terrain qui a fait 116 morts, la décharge de Koshe à Addis-Abeba est plus sûre Story 15 avril 2019 Hello world! Story 15 avril 2019 Fonds pour la jeunesse urbaine-rd + All news and stories Urban Impact UN-Habitat in the News 23 octobre 2025 Collaboration for trust – How cities build innovation from the ground up 6 octobre 2025 Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report 21 août 2025 Adequate, Resilient Housing: A Global Imperative for Climate and Development 17 juin 2025 ICLEI brings the voice of cities and regions to United Nations Habitat Assembly 28 janvier 2025 Expert Voices 2025 | Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing Press Releases Press releases Apply The world’s premier meeting on the future of cities ends with stirring call to action Vendredi, 14 février 2020 The world’s premier meeting on the future of cities ends with stirring call to action Vendredi, 14 février 2020 Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Dena Assaf on the Tenth World Urban Forum Mercredi, 12 février 2020 Indonesian city of Surabaya to host the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020 Mercredi, 12 février 2020 HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States Dimanche, 9 février 2020 UN-Habitat and the World Blind Union sign a milestone agreement to work together to make cities accessible for all Mardi, 4 février 2020 Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City Mardi, 24 septembre 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 Vendredi, 14 juin 2019 Pagination Page précédente ‹‹ Page 37 Page suivante ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Closing speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum Vendredi, 1 juillet 2022 Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum Lundi, 27 juin 2022 Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series Jeudi, 2 juin 2022 Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 Mardi, 17 mai 2022 Statement by Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Lundi, 9 mai 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 Vendredi, 29 avril 2022 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 Pagination Page précédente ‹‹ Page 10 Page suivante ›› 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