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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
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
| Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 |
| Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 |
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive at the Commonwealth of Nations Event | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 |
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Seventh Edition of European Investment Bank’s October Days for Sustainable Development | Thursday, 21 October 2021 |
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the World Urban Campaign Annual Assembly Meeting | Wednesday, 13 October 2021 |
| Speech of the UN-Executive Director at Innovative4Cities Conference: Cities, Climate Change Science and Innovation | Monday, 11 October 2021 |
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch | Wednesday, 25 August 2021 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change | Thursday, 12 August 2021 |
