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/OEWG-H.2026/1: Provisional Agenda | Document | The third session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All | ||
| Agenda for the meeting | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.2026/16 -Decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme at its first session of 2026 | Document | First session of 2026 of the Executive Board | ||
| HSP/OWEG-H.2026/2: Report of the Executive Director on the Outcomes of the expert group meetings, intersessional meetings and activities | Document | The third session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All | ||
| HSP/EB.1/7 - Report of the Executive Director on Progress in the implementation of resolution 1/1 on the UN-Habitat strategic plan for the period 2020-2023 | Document | Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme First Meeting (resumed) | ||
| UN systemwide Guidelines on Safer Cities and Human Settlements | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.2026/21: Reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services and of the Ethics Office and related UN-Habitat activities: Note by the Secretariat (Advance) | Document | Second session of 2026 of the Executive Board | ||
| HSP/EB.1/INF.1– List of Documents | 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 | ||
| HSP/EB.2026/19: Report of the Executive Director on the Draft work programme of UN-Habitat and draft budget of the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation for 2027 (Advance) | Document | Second session of 2026 of the Executive Board |
| Title | Governing body | Meeting Type | Meeting date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: High Level Luncheon | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: High Level Segment Official Opening Plenary | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: UN-Assembly Bureau Meeting (Wednesday morning) | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Partnerships and Pledging Conference | UN-Habitat Assembly | ||
| 1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Regional Groups (Wednesday morning) | UN-Habitat Assembly |