News and stories News 4 November 2025 Five cities win 2025 Shanghai Award for sustainable urban development Story 4 November 2025 Doha Political Declaration confirms housing as essential for inclusive social development Story 3 November 2025 World Cities Day 2025: Smart cities must put people first Story 3 November 2025 Building back safer schools to keep Afghan girls learning News 31 October 2025 UN-Habitat at the Second World Summit on Social Development (WSSD2) + All news and stories Urban Impact Urban Impact Issue 29 Urban Impact Issue 28 Urban Impact Issue 27 Urban Impact Issue 26 UN-Habitat in the News 31 October 2024 Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29 3 October 2022 Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges 26 June 2022 Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices" 3 April 2022 Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board 8 March 2022 Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality Press Releases Press releases Apply COVID-19 must be addressed through international solidarity and cooperation Thursday, 28 May 2020 Guaranteeing equity and access to all in the post-COVID era #BeyondTheOutbreak Friday, 22 May 2020 International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces Major Milestone for NYC Declaration on the Voluntary Local Review, Thursday, May 21, 2020 Thursday, 21 May 2020 Women’s leadership will be critical for rethinking the future in the post-COVID-19 era #BeyondTheOutbreak Thursday, 21 May 2020 Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery #BeyondTheOutbreak - English Thursday, 21 May 2020 Social dialogue remains key to keep workers safe during and beyond the COVID-19 outbreak. #BeyondTheOutbreak Monday, 18 May 2020 Press Release - Innovation, Proximity and Solidarity: Local Economic Development as Immediate Response Friday, 8 May 2020 Addressing informalities in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond #BeyondTheOutbreak Monday, 4 May 2020 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 29 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Executive Director's Remarks on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly, 27 - 31 May 2019 Monday, 27 May 2019 Executive Director's Policy Statement during the First Session of the UN-Habitat Assembly 27 - 31 May 2019 Monday, 27 May 2019 Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 26 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Monday, 8 April 2019 Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 25 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Monday, 8 April 2019 Global Strategic Dialogue Series, Mannheim, 25 March 2019 - Executive Director Opening Remarks Monday, 8 April 2019 Gender Equality in Citiesâ Round table, Brussels, 7 March 2019- Executive Director Remarks Monday, 8 April 2019 Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly, Cities Summit Innovation for Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Multi-Level and Integrated Urban Systems , Nairobi, 13 March 2019 - Executive Director Opening Remarks Wednesday, 27 March 2019 Fourth UN Environment Assembly, Nairobi, 15 March 2019 - Executive Director Statement Wednesday, 27 March 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 28 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
