News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Muscat to host global observance of World Habitat Day 2026 | Thursday, 1 October 2026 |
| Eurasian Development Bank and UN-Habitat partner to advance sustainable urban development | Thursday, 1 October 2026 |
| Leaders adopt Ulaanbaatar Declaration, calling for stronger local action for land resilience | Friday, 21 August 2026 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director to visit South Africa to launch new UN-Habitat country office | Monday, 10 August 2026 |
| Helping Homs recover: Japan and UN-Habitat launch major urban renewal initiative | Thursday, 30 July 2026 |
| UN-Habitat and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to advance sustainable urbanization across the Horn and Eastern Africa | Thursday, 23 July 2026 |
| State of Andhra Pradesh in India and UN-Habitat commit to global urban innovation partnership | Wednesday, 15 July 2026 |
| Delivering housing and transforming slums is key to achieving SDG 11, new UN report says | Thursday, 9 July 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Video message by the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization | Thursday, 3 December 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Portuguese | Friday, 6 November 2020 |
| SG's Foreword_Portuguese | Friday, 6 November 2020 |
| sg_s_foreword_spanish | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 |
| SG_s_Foreword_Russian | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 |
| sg_s_foreword_french | Tuesday, 3 November 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 | Saturday, 31 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 | Saturday, 31 October 2020 |
