News and stories Story 27 December 2024 Niš advances SDG localization in Serbia with first Voluntary Local Review Story 16 December 2024 First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action Story 13 December 2024 UN-Habitat calls for integrated urban-rural approaches to fight land degradation at COP16 Story 10 December 2024 The promise of adequate housing: A human right we must uphold Story 9 December 2024 Historic first session of UN housing working group opens in Nairobi + All news and stories Urban Impact Urban Impact Issue 26 Urban Impact Issue 25 Urban Impact Issue 24 Urban Impact Issue 23 UN-Habitat in the News 31 October 2024 Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29 3 October 2022 Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges 26 June 2022 Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices" 3 April 2022 Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board 8 March 2022 Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality Press Releases Press releases Apply UNDP press release on two reports released with UN-Habitat and IOM Thursday, 10 June 2021 Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies Thursday, 10 June 2021 Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies Thursday, 10 June 2021 Turkey’s First Lady honoured as a Champion of UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities programme Wednesday, 2 June 2021 Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021 Friday, 28 May 2021 Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Friday, 14 May 2021 Japanese - Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Monday, 17 May 2021 Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Friday, 14 May 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 17 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply SG_s_Foreword_Russian Tuesday, 3 November 2020 sg_s_foreword_french Tuesday, 3 November 2020 UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day Roundtable 1: Towards Africities Achieving The SDGs Through Resilient Intermediate Cities In Africa, 31 October 2020 Saturday, 31 October 2020 UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 31 October 2020 Saturday, 31 October 2020 UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 Saturday, 31 October 2020 Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Spanish Friday, 30 October 2020 Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - English Friday, 30 October 2020 UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day, New York Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, 30 October 2020 Friday, 30 October 2020 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 14 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