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About
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Programme
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Provisional Agenda
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Pre-session documents
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In-session Documents
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Information for Participants
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Media Centre
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Post session Documents
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Registration
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Seating Arrangements
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Credentials
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Accreditation for stakeholder organizations
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UN Web TV streaming
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Statements
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High Level Dialogue
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Special Events
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Global Stakeholder Forum
About
The resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly will be held from 29 to 30 May 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.
As the governance body of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations Habitat Assembly convenes every four years. It is the highest global decision-making body on sustainable urbanization and human settlements.
The 193 UN Member States cast the votes, while participants include non-Member States, other UN bodies and specialized agencies, as well as intergovernmental organizations, civil society, private sector, academia and research institutions, women, youth and children, and grassroots organizations.
Pre-session documents
In-session Documents
Information for Participants
Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) Services
For more information on Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) Services please visit https://immigration.go.ke/eta/
Media Centre
- Press release: United Nations Habitat Assembly closes with a new plan to tackle the global housing crisis
- Media advisory: Briefing on outcomes of elections of Bureau and President of the United Nations Habitat Assembly
- Press release: World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing
- Press release: UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all
- Press release: Tackling the global housing crisis – United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action
- Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing
- Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13
- Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis
- Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis
- Media Advisory: Second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to resume in Nairobi in May 2025
Post session Documents
Registration
Registration is found here
On-site accreditation and badging for both the UN-Habitat Assembly and the OECPR will open at the Pass & ID office (entrance via Visitors Pavilion) UNON Complex on the following dates:
| Day | Time |
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| Friday, 23 May 2025 | 09:00 – 14:00 (UTC +3) |
| Saturday, 24 May 2025 | 10:00 – 15:00 (UTC +3) |
| Sunday, 25 May 2025 | 10:00 – 15:00 (UTC +3) |
| Monday, 26 May 2025 | 07:00 – 16:00 (UTC +3) |
| Tuesday, 27 May 2025 | 07:00 – 16:00 (UTC +3) |
| Wednesday, 28 May 2025 | 07:00 – 16:00 (UTC +3) |
| Thursday, 29 May 2025 | 07:00 – 16:00 (UTC +3) |
| Friday, 30 May 2025 | 08:00 – 12:00 (UTC +3) |
Seating Arrangements
Credentials
Member States are requested to submit credentials for the resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly, signed by the Head of State or Government or Minister of Foreign Affairs. This is especially important in view of possible elections of Members to the Executive Board and Officers to the Bureau of the Assembly and the Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, by secret ballot.
In this regard, Member States are requested to either:
- Submit new credentials by Wednesday 28 May COB at the latest: or
- Confirm that the credentials that were previously issued during the Second Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly held in June 2023, remain valid.
In either case, an official communication from the Member States is required to satisfy the procedural requirements.
Hard copies of the credentials should be submitted to the Secretariat of Governing Bodies, located at NOF-3 North Wing, level 3, UN Compound, Gigiri (attn: Ms Faith Wanjugu), prior to or shortly after the start of the sessions.
Accreditation for stakeholder organizations
The following Major Groups and other Stakeholder are accredited to UN-Habitat intergovernmental meetings: