News and stories 6 February 2026 International Day of Zero Waste 2026 Story 6 February 2026 When tradition meet the future: the story behind the WUF13 logo Story 2 February 2026 Why the world’s water crisis is increasingly an urban challenge Event 26 January 2026 UN-Habitat at the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum News 22 January 2026 Over 310,000 in Turkana to benefit from new UN-Habitat and Japan water project + 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 Liverpool Hosts Key International Forum on Protecting Urban Residents from Disasters for 2018 World Cities Day Thursday, 25 October 2018 Press Release: Abu Dhabi Signs Agreement with UN-Habitat to Host 10th World Urban Forum in 2020 Wednesday, 17 October 2018 Youth 2030: UN-Habitat commits to work with youth to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Monday, 8 October 2018 Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018 Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018 Cities are engines for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Friday, 20 July 2018 Department of Transport of New York City and UN-Habitat Join Transportation Alternativesâ âBike Trainâ over the Williamsburg Bridge Thursday, 19 July 2018 UN Environment, Yale University demonstrate how to make modern living sustainable with new eco-housing module Monday, 9 July 2018 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 38 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Tuesday, 7 November 2023 Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Thursday, 2 November 2023 Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Thursday, 13 July 2023 Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 Thursday, 13 July 2023 Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 Thursday, 6 July 2023 Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 9 June 2023 to 28 June 2023 Tuesday, 4 July 2023 Executive Director of UN-Habitat speech at the World Refugee Day celebrations at Kakuma-Kalobeyei in Kenya Monday, 19 June 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 4 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
