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UN-Habitat in the News

31 October 2024

Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29

3 October 2022

Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges

26 June 2022

Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices"

3 April 2022

Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board

8 March 2022

Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality

Press Releases

Press releases

C40 and UN-Habitat launch the Urban Planning Accelerator for Climate Responsive Cities	Tuesday, 4 November 2025
World Cities Day 2025 urges to put people first in smart urbanization	Friday, 31 October 2025
UN-Habitat launches USD 9.9 million climate resilience project in Yemen	Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Media advisory: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá	Wednesday, 22 October 2025
World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response	Monday, 6 October 2025
UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners	Tuesday, 30 September 2025
UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing	Friday, 26 September 2025
Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku	Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Statements and speeches

Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the opening of executive course for city leaders at the New York university (NYU) Monday 15 July 2019	Monday, 15 July 2019
Opening remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum Side Event at the UN Secretariat, United Nations Headquarters, New York, Friday 12 July 2019	Friday, 12 July 2019
Opening speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the UN-Habitat and Moscow Urban Forum Executive Training in Zaryadye Park, Moscow, Friday, 5 July 2019	Friday, 5 July 2019
Opening speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN-Habitat Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, during the panel discussion: New Urban Agenda. What values do cities focus today? Moscow, Friday, 5 July 2019	Friday, 5 July 2019
Opening speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, UN-Habitat and Moscow Urban Forum 2019: Quality of Life. Projects for a Better City, Thursday, 4 July 2019	Thursday, 4 July 2019
Executive Director's Statement during the Climate-Health Ministers Meeting: Preparatory Meeting for the UN Climate Action Summit 2019, Abu Dhabi, 1 July 2019	Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Executive Director's Statement on World Refugee Day, 20 June 2019	Monday, 24 June 2019
Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2019	Monday, 24 June 2019

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