News and stories
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
| Executive Director's opening remarks on the Launch of Global State of National Urban Policies 2021 | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director's farewell speech for Mr Billy Cobbett | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director's keynote speech UNSGAB 5 Conference | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Cities and Pandemics Report Executive Director's Opening remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Remarks Launching Sub-National Urban Policy Guide | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director Speech 4 - Promoting Virtual Cities and Communities | Sunday, 9 May 2021 |
| Executive Director Speech 3 - Racism in the Workplace | Sunday, 9 May 2021 |
| Remarks by the Executive Director - Energy 21HLD | Sunday, 9 May 2021 |
