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
| ED's Intro_Chinese | Wednesday, 28 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 | Monday, 5 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_English | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_Arabic | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_French | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Chinese | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
