News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| World Urban Forum 12 (WUF12) unites global leaders to address urbanization challenges | Tuesday, 29 October 2024 |
| UN-Habitat, UNOPS, Cities Alliance join forces for World Cities Day 2024 in Africa | Thursday, 24 October 2024 |
| World Urban Forum features key events driving global urban innovation | Tuesday, 22 October 2024 |
| UN-Habitat hosts online press conference ahead of twelfth session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo | Friday, 18 October 2024 |
| UN-Habitat and Egypt ready to hold twelfth session of the World Urban Forum | Tuesday, 15 October 2024 |
| Japan joins forces with UN-Habitat to improve essential services and livelihoods for vulnerable urban populations in Afghanistan | Tuesday, 8 October 2024 |
| World Habitat Day 2024: Engaging youth to create a better urban future | Monday, 7 October 2024 |
| Inaugural World Cleanup Day launches in Norway | Friday, 20 September 2024 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| UN-Habitat statement on the situation in Iran | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Opening Remarks by Ms. Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN-Habitat during the Second Africa Urban Forum, Opening Ceremony, 9 April 2026 | Thursday, 9 April 2026 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on the situation in the Middle East | Tuesday, 7 April 2026 |
| Opening statement by Kenya during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat | Tuesday, 25 November 2025 |
| Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat | Tuesday, 25 November 2025 |
| Summary of the Chair, Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil, of the 4th Ministerial Meeting for Urbanization and Climate Change | Wednesday, 19 November 2025 |
| Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Cities Day 2025 | Friday, 31 October 2025 |
