News and stories Story 26 October 2026 “These homes have saved us”: a place to start again in Burkina Faso News 22 October 2026 World Cities Day 2026 to explore how urban regeneration can advance adequate housing for all Event 12 October 2026 UN-Habitat at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) Story 7 October 2026 Building stronger homes along Cambodia’s changing coast News 5 October 2026 World Habitat Day 2026 marked with call for ‘Adequate Housing for All’ + 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 10 October 2026 Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors 9 October 2026 UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour 6 October 2026 Sustainable, affordable urban setting: Government, UN-Habitat rally stakeholders 5 October 2026 UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions 5 October 2026 UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day Press Releases Press releases Apply Nearly half of humanity may be affected by a global crisis in housing, according to a new UN report Tuesday, 19 May 2026 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 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply 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 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Thursday, 16 November 2023 Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Friday, 10 November 2023 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Tuesday, 7 November 2023 Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Thursday, 2 November 2023 Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Thursday, 13 July 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 5 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
