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.2020/13/Add.2 - Implementation of a review process for the United Nations System-Wide Guidelines on Safer Cities and Human Settlements: Concept note | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.2026/18/Add.2: Report of the Executive Director on the Implications of the UN80 initiative for the structure, staffing, budgetary planning and work of UN-Habitat | Document | Second session of 2026 of the Executive Board | ||
| HSP/EB.1/11 - Decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme at its resumed first session | Document | Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme First Meeting (resumed) | ||
| HSP/EB.2020/3- Staffing of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as at 31 December 2019 | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.2026/17/Add.1: Annotated provisional agenda | Document | Second session of 2026 of the Executive Board | ||
| Draft work programme and draft budget of UN-Habitat for the year 2021 | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| HSP/EB.2020/4: Draft annual work programme of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme and draft budget of the United Nations Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation for 2021 | Document | 2020 first session of the Executive Board meeting | ||
| Information note for participants | Document | The third session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All |
| Title | Governing body | Meeting Type | Meeting date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Second Formal Meeting of the CPR Working Group on Work Programme and Budget, | Committee of Permanent Representatives | Budget | |
| 54th Meeting of the CPR Subcommittee on UN-Habitat's Work on Urban Economy and Finance | Committee of Permanent Representatives | Subcommittee | |
| 66th Regular Meeting of the CPR. | Committee of Permanent Representatives | Session (Regular) | |
| 53rd Meeting of the CPR Subcommittee on the World Urban Forum | Committee of Permanent Representatives | Subcommittee | |
| 65th Regular Meeting of the CPR. | Committee of Permanent Representatives | Session (Regular) |