The first meeting of UN-Habitat Executive Board in 2020 held virtually

Nairobi 29 June 2020—The First Session of the UN-Habitat Executive Board this year was held virtually on Monday with strong calls for more resources and action to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 330 participants registered for the Session, which was chaired by the United States, including  representatives from the 36 members of the Executive Board and other observer countries, civil society, UN agencies and others.

The decision to hold the meeting online was based on the recommendation by the Bureau of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat during its meeting on 11 May 2020, based on the continued unpredictable global circumstances with regard to COVID-19 and measures put in place by the Government of Kenya, the United Nations and the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). Read more...


Notification by the Executive Director

Notification of the Executive Director

Notification by the Executive Director for the first session of 2020 of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (REVISED)

Notification by the Executive Director informing of the resumption of the first session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat