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 Mr Walter Cotte on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Monday, 9 May 2022 Statement of Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in New York on 28 April 2022 Friday, 29 April 2022 Message from the UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Serbia National Urban Forum 11 April 2022 Monday, 11 April 2022 Pre-meeting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda Tuesday, 29 March 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Convention on the Status of Women (CSW66) Side Event 15 March 2022 Tuesday, 15 March 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif on the Opening Session Urban Thinkers Campus North American Women & SDGs 7 March 2022 Monday, 7 March 2022 Message from UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 28th Feb – 2nd Mar 2022. Wednesday, 2 March 2022 Keynote Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at Jakarta Development Collaboration Network Thursday, 16 December 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 10 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
