Chair: Kenya

Hybrid format – Monday, 26 October 2026 

Time: 9:00 – 12:00 Eastern Africa Time (EAT)

1. Adoption of the Agenda

• Provisional Agenda (uploaded on 9 October)

2. Preparations for the Second Session of the Executive Board 2026 on update on normative and operational activities of UN Habitat:

a. Country programme in Kenya

• HSP/EB.2026/INF/11: Report of the Executive Director on the Highlights of normative and operational activities of UN-Habitat for the period January – June 2026 

b. Country programme in Lao PDR

• HSP/EB.2026/18/20: Report of the Executive Director on the Normative and operational activities of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including updates on the country programmes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Kenya (Advance)

c. Update on the work of Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) 

d. Update on urban crisis prevention and response initiatives

e. Status of the development of the efforts to reconstruct the human settlements in the Gaza Strip: comprehensive report

•  Report of the Executive Director on the Status of the development of the efforts to reconstruct the human settlements in the Gaza Strip: comprehensive report

• Gaza Urban Profile

3. Any Other Business