News and stories News 21 July 2026 General Assembly adopts Declaration to accelerate action on the New Urban Agenda News 16 July 2026 Bahrain showcased sustainable urban development and housing innovation at WUF13 News 15 July 2026 A decade to deliver: Midterm review sets the course for the New Urban Agenda until 2036 News 14 July 2026 From Baku to New York: WUF13 stakeholders carry momentum into the New Urban Agenda’s midterm review News 9 July 2026 Delivering housing and transforming slums is key to achieving SDG 11, new UN report says + 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 Record number of countries now integrate cities, housing, and urban services into climate plans, UN-Habitat report finds Tuesday, 19 May 2026 Thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) opens in Baku Monday, 18 May 2026 UN-Habitat to launch World Cities Report 2026 on the global housing crisis at WUF13 Monday, 18 May 2026 Official Opening Press Conference for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) Sunday, 17 May 2026 WUF13 highlights key events advancing global dialogue on housing Thursday, 14 May 2026 New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia Wednesday, 13 May 2026 Global leaders in housing, finance and urban policy to gather at WUF13 to address housing crisis and climate risks Tuesday, 12 May 2026 UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award Monday, 11 May 2026 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Statement of the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024 Monday, 6 May 2024 Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024 Friday, 26 April 2024 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: Ten requirements to avoid an even worse catastrophe in Gaza Thursday, 22 February 2024 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: We cannot abandon the people of Gaza Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Valedictory talk by the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Bartlett School of Planning Tuesday, 16 January 2024 Acceptance speech by the UN-Habitat Executive Director upon appointment as a fellow of the Royal Town Planners’ Institute Monday, 15 January 2024 Outcome statement on urbanization and climate change from the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit and Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change Wednesday, 6 December 2023 Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Wednesday, 29 November 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 4 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
