Overview
UN-Habitat’s governance structure is a three-tier structure made up of the UN-Habitat Assembly, the Executive Board and the Committee of Permanent Representatives. The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution A/RES/73/239 decided to dissolve the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and to replace it with a United Nations Habitat Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat Assembly). UN-Habitat Assembly is a universal body composed of the 193 member states of the United Nations and convenes every four years at the Headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi. The Executive Board is composed of 36 member states elected by the UN-Habitat Assembly and meets three times a year to increase the oversight by Member States of UN-Habitat operations. The Committee of Permanent Representatives of UN-Habitat (CPR) meets twice every four years in an open-ended manner. The three governing bodies together are intended to strengthen the accountability and transparency of UN-Habitat, and provide an effective oversight mechanism for UN-Habitat to enhance its normative and operational activities.
Upcoming meetings
The second session of 2026 of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) will be held from 24 to 25 November 2026, at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi.
The fourth open-ended meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives will take place from 14 to 18 June 2027, at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi.
Previous meetings
The first session of 2026 of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) was held from 20 to 21 April 2026, at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi.
The resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly was held from 29 to 30 May 2025, at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi.
The third open ended meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives was held from 26 to 28 May 2025, at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi.
| Title | Governing body | Type of document | Meeting | Meeting date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSP/EB.2026/NF/12: Report of the Executive Director on the Status of the development of the efforts to reconstruct the human settlements in the Gaza Strip: comprehensive report | Document | Second session of 2026 of the Executive Board | ||
| First Executive Board meeting resumed - Programme | Document | Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme First Meeting (resumed) | ||
| HSP/EB.2020/16- Implementation by UN-Habitat of the reform of the development system and management of the United Nations | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/OEWG-H.2026/INF/5: Summary of the report on National Housing Policies: A global perspective | Document | The third session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All | ||
| Information for participants as of 28 May 2020 | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.2020/14: Report of the Executive Director on Normative and operational activities of UN-Habitat: focus on the Global Land Tool Network, the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance and the Mozambique country programme | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| Agenda for the meeting | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| Statement by Nigeria, 29 June 2020 | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.1/9 Briefing on the normative and operational activities of UN-Habitat | Document | Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme First Meeting (resumed) | ||
| Agenda for the meeting | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting |
| Title | Governing body | Meeting Type | Meeting date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Plenary (Monday afternoon) | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Drafting Committee (Monday afternoon) | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Opening Plenary | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Regional Groups (Monday morning) | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 71 Regular Meeting of the CPR | Committee of Permanent Representatives | Session (Regular) |