News and stories Event 6 November 2026 Third session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All News 6 November 2026 COP31 leaders to tackle the gap between urban climate commitments and action Story 3 November 2026 When cows cross the line How communities in Guinea-Bissau are finding common ground over land News 3 November 2026 World Cleanup Day 2027 opens call for host city and partners News 2 November 2026 World Cities Day 2026 highlights people-centred approaches to urban regeneration + 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 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 UNEP Regional Office for West Asia & UN-Habitat Regional Office of Arab States sign Letter of Agreement to work on promoting cities climate adaptation and green recovery and reconstruction Wednesday, 25 August 2021 UN-Habitat and Habitat for Humanity International renew partnership to address affordable housing around the world Thursday, 12 August 2021 Global CEO Alliance and UN-Habitat aim to support 1,000 cities to reach the Sustainable Development Goals Thursday, 22 July 2021 Note to Correspondents on the President of the UN General Assembly’s mission to Kenya Monday, 28 June 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 27 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply 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 Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the World Urban Campaign Annual Assembly Meeting Wednesday, 13 October 2021 Speech of the UN-Executive Director at Innovative4Cities Conference: Cities, Climate Change Science and Innovation Monday, 11 October 2021 Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch Wednesday, 25 August 2021 UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change Thursday, 12 August 2021 Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 Wednesday, 11 August 2021 EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks Tuesday, 3 August 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 13 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
