News and stories News 7 July 2026 Cities return to the spotlight as HLPF 2026 opens in New York News 25 June 2026 Innovate4Cities 2026 concludes in Nairobi with renewed momentum for urban climate action Event 23 June 2026 UN-Habitat at the High-Level Political Forum 2026 Event 17 June 2026 2026 High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda News 10 June 2026 UN-Habitat and ADB launch partnership to advance sustainable urban development in Asia and the Pacific + 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 Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open Wednesday, 28 April 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Monday, 29 March 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic Monday, 29 March 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English Monday, 29 March 2021 UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg Thursday, 18 March 2021 Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning Wednesday, 10 March 2021 UN-Habitat re-establishes its country presence in Morocco signaling a strengthened partnership on sustainable urbanization Tuesday, 9 March 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 27 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Global Vision | Urban Action: Collaborating for a Stronger Future Webinar 1: Public Health Speech, 21 May 2020 Thursday, 21 May 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Equality and Accessibility Session, Wednesday 20 May 2020 Wednesday, 20 May 2020 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), 17 May 2020 Sunday, 17 May 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Gender session, Wednesday 6 May 2020 Wednesday, 6 May 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Economic Development, Thursday 30 April 2020 Thursday, 30 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Informalities, Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday, 29 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Finance and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Thursday 23 April 2020 Thursday, 23 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Culture and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 22 April 2020 Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 21 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
