News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung Foundation (FES) to partner with UN-Habitat to advance SDG 11 in Africa | Monday, 1 February 2021 |
| First-of-A-Kind Comparative Review of Urban Observatories Launched | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 |
| Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities | Tuesday, 26 January 2021 |
| Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 | Monday, 18 January 2021 |
| UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide | Tuesday, 12 January 2021 |
| UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises | Thursday, 10 December 2020 |
| UN-Habitat, OICT and LTO Network release first open-source urban land registry solution for the Government of Afghanistan | Wednesday, 2 December 2020 |
| UN-Habitat urges governments to Partner and Pledge for Sustainable Urbanization | Monday, 30 November 2020 |
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 |
