News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| The King’s Foundation receives UN-Habitat Special Citation Award for its pioneering work on sustainable urbanization | Friday, 19 January 2024 |
| UN-Habitat partners with University College London to leverage expertise for sustainable urban development | Wednesday, 17 January 2024 |
| Call for climate action through transformative urban planning is launched by leading organizations at COP28 | Thursday, 7 December 2023 |
| Outcomes of the second Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP28 | Tuesday, 5 December 2023 |
| Baku wins bid to host World Urban Forum 2026 | Friday, 1 December 2023 |
| ICLEI and UN-Habitat to Host Joint COP28 Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion | Wednesday, 8 November 2023 |
| World Cities Day 2023: Financing sustainable urban future for all | Tuesday, 31 October 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia, UN-Habitat sign Host Country Agreement to advance sustainable urban development | Wednesday, 11 October 2023 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| UN-Habitat statement on the situation in Iran | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Opening Remarks by Ms. Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN-Habitat during the Second Africa Urban Forum, Opening Ceremony, 9 April 2026 | Thursday, 9 April 2026 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on the situation in the Middle East | Tuesday, 7 April 2026 |
| Opening statement by Kenya during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat | Tuesday, 25 November 2025 |
| Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat | Tuesday, 25 November 2025 |
| 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 |
