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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Russian | Friday, 30 October 2020 |
| Global observance of World Cities Day 2020 on 31 October being hosted by Kenya | Thursday, 22 October 2020 |
| Official signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between UN-Habitat and the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network | Tuesday, 20 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat and Indonesia Host the First Ever Virtual World Habitat Day 2020 from Surabaya | Saturday, 3 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat and Indonesia Host the First Ever Virtual World Habitat Day 2020 from Surabaya | Saturday, 3 October 2020 |
| 40 Days Safer Cities Challenge | Saturday, 19 September 2020 |
| 2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced | Monday, 14 September 2020 |
| 2020 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award Winners Announced | Monday, 14 September 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 |
