UN-Habitat opens call to host World Habitat Day and World Cities Day 2027
May 26th, 2026
Nairobi, 26 May 2026 — Countries interested in hosting the global observances of World Habitat Day and/or World Cities Day in 2027 have until 30 September 2026 to submit their expressions of interest…
Annual Report 2025: Housing at the Centre of Urban Futures
May 26th, 2026
Baku Call to Action urges renewed commitment on the global housing crisis
May 22nd, 2026
As the thirteenth World Urban Forum (WUF13) draws to a close, the final version of the Baku Call to Action, a stakeholder-led outcome document calling for renewed action to address the growing global…
UN-Habitat opens call for expressions of interest to host WUF15 in 2030
May 22nd, 2026
Baku, 22 May 2026 — UN-Habitat has opened the call for expressions of interest from cities and countries seeking to host the fifteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF15) in 2030, officially…
One UN Roundtable at WUF13 advances integrated action on housing and the SDGs
May 19th, 2026
As nearly 3 billion people worldwide continue to face inadequate housing conditions, participants at the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) gathered for the One UN Roundtable to…
Nearly half of humanity caught in a global housing crisis
May 19th, 2026
WUF13 opens in Baku with record participation and new opportunities for dialogue and action
May 18th, 2026
Baku, 18 May 2026 — The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) is underway in Baku with the first day of the Forum bringing together more than 21,000 participants from 162 countries for…
WUF13 Assemblies call for inclusive, resilient and people-centred urban futures
May 17th, 2026
Baku, 17 May 2026 — The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) opened today in Baku with stakeholder assemblies calling for more inclusive, resilient and people-centred approaches to…
Ministers convene at WUF13 to accelerate action on housing and the New Urban Agenda
May 17th, 2026
Baku, 17 May 2026 — Ministers and high-level representatives from across the world gathered at the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) for the Ministerial Meeting on the New Urban…
New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia
May 13th, 2026
Sejnane (Bizerte governorate), Tunisia, 13 May 2026 — UN-Habitat launches “Sejnane in Action: Citizens and Municipality Together for Clean Water and Zero Waste”, implemented in partnership with the…
UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award
May 11th, 2026
Nairobi, 11 May 2026 — UN-Habitat has officially opened the call for nominations for the 2026 Scroll of Honour Award – one of the world’s most prestigious awards recognizing outstanding contributions…
The Gere Foundation and HOGAR Sí partner with UN-Habitat to address homelessness
May 5th, 2026
Nairobi, 5 May 2026 — The Gere Foundation Chair, Richard Gere, jointly with the Spanish non-profit organization, HOGAR SÍ, is partnering with UN-Habitat to place homelessness at the forefront of…
2026 first session of UN-Habitat Executive Board opens in Nairobi
April 21st, 2026
A city rethinking waste: lessons from Tomohon
April 16th, 2026
Every morning, the city of Tomohon, in Indonesia, wakes up and produces 51.6 tons of waste. For years, most of it has ended up in a landfill that was never built to cope. But in West Tomohon, one man…
Africa speaks with one voice: From AUF2 to WUF13
April 13th, 2026
Nairobi, 13 April 2026 – Africa faces a housing deficit of over 51 million units – projected to reach 130 million by 2030. Behind this figure lies a deeper reality: more than one billion people live…