News and stories Interview 28 January 2025 Interview: Driving sustainable urban investment through the Cities Investment Facility Story 20 January 2025 UN-Habitat at the World Economic Forum 2025 Story 27 December 2024 Niš advances SDG localization in Serbia with first Voluntary Local Review Story 16 December 2024 First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action Story 13 December 2024 UN-Habitat calls for integrated urban-rural approaches to fight land degradation at COP16 + All news and stories Urban Impact Urban Impact Issue 26 Urban Impact Issue 25 Urban Impact Issue 24 Urban Impact Issue 23 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 Nairobi Communique – Outcome of the High-Level Session on Inno- vative Urban Mobility for Sustainable Cities in Africa at UN-Habitat Assembly, 30 May 2019 Friday, 14 June 2019 Call for Expressions of Interest to Host the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance Secretariat Tuesday, 11 June 2019 UN-Habitat Assembly concludes with Ministerial Declaration on challenges and opportunities of urbanization. Friday, 31 May 2019 UN-Habitat Assembly – Final Press Briefing Press Centre, United Nations Office at Nairobi Remarks by UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif 31 May 2019, 13:00 Friday, 31 May 2019 UN-Habitat launches guidelines on Net-Zero Carbon Village Planning Friday, 31 May 2019 Over US$152 million raised for urban Sustainable Development Goals at first UN-Habitat Assembly Thursday, 30 May 2019 Signing of the letter of intent between UN-Habitat and Songyang peoples’ government Thursday, 30 May 2019 Presidents and Prime Ministers discuss innovation at first UN-Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 29 May 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 31 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply 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 One Planet Summit 2019 during the fourth UN Environment Assembly Deep Dive Session: Climate Investment Opportunities in African Cities, Nairobi, 14 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Wednesday, 27 March 2019 Breakfast Meeting of the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment, Nairobi , 13 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks Wednesday, 27 March 2019 United Nations Environment Assembly Opening of the Sustainable Innovation Expo, Nairobi, 11 March 2019 - Executive Director Remarks 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
