News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response | Monday, 6 October 2025 |
| UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners | Tuesday, 30 September 2025 |
| UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing | Friday, 26 September 2025 |
| Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku | Wednesday, 24 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan | Sunday, 21 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 | Friday, 19 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions | Thursday, 18 September 2025 |
| Japan contributes USD 5.5 million for upgrading informal settlements in Syria | Tuesday, 12 August 2025 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| International Women's Day 2019- Executive Director Statement | Friday, 8 March 2019 |
| Women Assembly Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Speech | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Mayors Assembly Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Opening speech | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Official Opening Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Opening Speech | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 19 Feb 2019- Executive Director Closing Remarks | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Third National Urban Forum, Rwanda: âImplementing the New Urban Agendaâ Opening Ceremony Remarks - Maimunah Mohd Sharif | Friday, 22 February 2019 |
| Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 | Monday, 10 December 2018 |
| Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration Marrakech, Morocco, 10-11 December 2018 | Monday, 10 December 2018 |
