News and stories Story 16 April 2026 A city rethinking waste: lessons from Tomohon News 13 April 2026 Africa speaks with one voice: From AUF2 to WUF13 Story 1 April 2026 Restoring access to life-saving care in Sri Lanka’s communities Story 31 March 2026 Toward zero waste in informal settlements: Korogocho Material Recovery Facility begins operations News 30 March 2026 Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste + All news and stories Urban Impact Urban Impact Issue 30 Urban Impact Issue 29 Urban Impact Issue 28 Urban Impact Issue 27 UN-Habitat in the News 23 October 2025 Collaboration for trust – How cities build innovation from the ground up 6 October 2025 Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report 21 August 2025 Adequate, Resilient Housing: A Global Imperative for Climate and Development 17 June 2025 ICLEI brings the voice of cities and regions to United Nations Habitat Assembly 28 January 2025 Expert Voices 2025 | Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing Press Releases Press releases Apply Regional media briefing for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) Thursday, 5 March 2026 UN-Habitat and Japan partner to strengthen hospitals and communities in Iran Friday, 20 February 2026 UN-Habitat briefs Asia-Pacific media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku Thursday, 19 February 2026 UN-Habitat strengthens disaster-resilient schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with support from Japan and JICA Tuesday, 17 February 2026 UN-Habitat briefs Arab media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku Thursday, 12 February 2026 Online regional media briefing (Asia-Pacific) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum Tuesday, 10 February 2026 Online regional media briefing (Arab States) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum Thursday, 29 January 2026 Media advisory: Media accreditation for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum now open Thursday, 15 January 2026 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Event – Placing Well-being at the heart of Climate Policy in New York, Monday 23 September 2019 Monday, 23 September 2019 Closing remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Reception in New York, Sunday 22 September 2019 Sunday, 22 September 2019 Closing remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Infrastructure, Cities and Local Action (ICLA) Coalition session in New York, Sunday 22 September 2019 Sunday, 22 September 2019 Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Reception at the UNCA Summit 2019 in New York, Sunday 22 September 2019 Sunday, 22 September 2019 Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Seizing the Urban Opportunity event in New York, Sunday 22 September 2019 Sunday, 22 September 2019 Introductory Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), New York on Friday 20 September 2019 Friday, 20 September 2019 Keynote Speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the University College London Youth Action Event hosted by UCL Climate Action Society in London, Monday 9 September 2019 Thursday, 19 September 2019 Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Civil Society Roundtable on UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2020-2023 in London, Tuesday 10 September 2019 Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 25 Next page ›› Get in touch Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team. Media Centre contact Ekaterina Bezgachina Chief of Communication ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org Connect with us on Social Media for the latest developments in sustainable urbanization OPENING ADDRESS UN SECRETARY GENERAL VIDEO ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY OPENING ADDRESS PRESIDENT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY AI Master of Ceremonies at the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly UN-Habitat on Flickr UN-Habitat on Flickr
