News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Mexico City wins bid to host World Urban Forum in 2028 | Monday, 23 March 2026 |
| Cities worldwide invited to apply for the fourth cycle of the Shanghai Award | Tuesday, 17 March 2026 |
| UN-Habitat briefs Eastern Europe and Central Asia media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku | Saturday, 14 March 2026 |
| Regional media briefing for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) | Thursday, 5 March 2026 |
| UN-Habitat and Japan partner to strengthen hospitals and communities in Iran | Friday, 20 February 2026 |
| UN-Habitat briefs Asia-Pacific media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku | Thursday, 19 February 2026 |
| UN-Habitat strengthens disaster-resilient schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with support from Japan and JICA | Tuesday, 17 February 2026 |
| UN-Habitat briefs Arab media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku | Thursday, 12 February 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day 2020 Launch of the World Cities Report 2020, 31 October 2020 | Saturday, 31 October 2020 |
| Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - Spanish | Friday, 30 October 2020 |
| Cities will be critical for the global COVID-19 recovery and building back better according to UN-Habitat flagship report - English | Friday, 30 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Cities Day, New York Local Innovations, SDGs and COVID-19, 30 October 2020 | Friday, 30 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_English | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Spanish | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Russian | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_French | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
