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UN-Habitat in the News

Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29
Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges
Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices"
Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board
Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality
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Press Releases

Press releases

World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response Monday, 6 October 2025
UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners Tuesday, 30 September 2025
UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing Friday, 26 September 2025
Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku Wednesday, 24 September 2025
UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan Sunday, 21 September 2025
UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 Friday, 19 September 2025
UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions Thursday, 18 September 2025
Japan contributes USD 5.5 million for upgrading informal settlements in Syria Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024 Friday, 26 April 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza Thursday, 22 February 2024
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning Tuesday, 16 January 2024
Acceptance speech by the UN-Habitat Executive Director upon appointment as a fellow of the Royal Town Planners’ Institute Monday, 15 January 2024

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