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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| UN-Habitat and Mexico City unveil dates for World Urban Forum 14 | Monday, 26 October 2026 |
| Fuzhou, China, to host World Cities Day 2026 | Wednesday, 14 October 2026 |
| World Habitat Day 2026 in Muscat calls for urgent action on adequate housing | Monday, 5 October 2026 |
| 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 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Summary of the Chair, Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil, of the 4th Ministerial Meeting for Urbanization and Climate Change | Wednesday, 19 November 2025 |
| Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Cities Day 2025 | Friday, 31 October 2025 |
| Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 | Monday, 6 October 2025 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand | Saturday, 29 March 2025 |
| Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) | Sunday, 10 November 2024 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 | Tuesday, 5 November 2024 |
| UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 | Tuesday, 5 November 2024 |
| Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment | Thursday, 8 August 2024 |
