News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| 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 |
| UN-Habitat announces special recognitions for sustainable urban development | Monday, 2 October 2023 |
| World Habitat Day 2023: Building resilient urban economies | Monday, 2 October 2023 |
| UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to initiate policy dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for internally displaced Iraqis | Thursday, 28 September 2023 |
| Media advisory on the World Cities Day 2023 and zero-waste initiatives briefing | Monday, 18 September 2023 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| 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 |
| Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 | Monday, 6 October 2025 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand | Saturday, 29 March 2025 |
| Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) | Sunday, 10 November 2024 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 | Tuesday, 5 November 2024 |
| UN-Habitat Egypt President Speech WUF12 | Tuesday, 5 November 2024 |
| Statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment | Thursday, 8 August 2024 |
