News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| UN-Habitat announces 2026 Scroll of Honour Award winners | Friday, 2 October 2026 |
| 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 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Spanish | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Russian | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020 | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif On the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations | Tuesday, 22 September 2020 |
| Closing remarks by the Executive Director during the resumed session of the Executive Board held on 29 July, 2020 | Wednesday, 29 July 2020 |
| Launch of UN Secretary-General Policy Brief on COVID-19 in an Urban World. Monday, 27 July 2020 | Monday, 27 July 2020 |
| High Level Political Forum 2020 Bolstering local action to control the pandemic and accelerate the implementation, Thursday 9 July 2020 | Thursday, 9 July 2020 |
