News and stories Story 16 April 2026 A city rethinking waste: lessons from Tomohon News 13 April 2026 Africa speaks with one voice: From AUF2 to WUF13 Story 1 April 2026 Restoring access to life-saving care in Sri Lanka’s communities Story 31 March 2026 Toward zero waste in informal settlements: Korogocho Material Recovery Facility begins operations News 30 March 2026 Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste + 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 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference Tuesday, 21 September 2021 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Saturday, 18 September 2021 UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon Tuesday, 21 September 2021 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Saturday, 18 September 2021 UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities Monday, 13 September 2021 From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 Monday, 13 September 2021 UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Thursday, 2 September 2021 UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Thursday, 2 September 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 22 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Monday, 7 March 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 28th Feb – 2nd Mar 2022. Wednesday, 2 March 2022 Keynote Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at Jakarta Development Collaboration Network Thursday, 16 December 2021 Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 31 October 2021 Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive at the Commonwealth of Nations Event Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Seventh Edition of European Investment Bank’s October Days for Sustainable Development Thursday, 21 October 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 11 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