Urban Impact
Urban Impact
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Elaine Reyes speaks with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach about the progress and challenges shaping sustainable cities
Watch herePress Releases
Press releases
| World Habitat Day 2026 in Muscat calls for urgent action on adequate housing | Monday, 5 October 2026 |
| UN-Habitat announces 2026 Scroll of Honour Award winners | Friday, 2 October 2026 |
| Muscat to host global observance of World Habitat Day 2026 | Thursday, 1 October 2026 |
| Eurasian Development Bank and UN-Habitat partner to advance sustainable urban development | Thursday, 1 October 2026 |
| Leaders adopt Ulaanbaatar Declaration, calling for stronger local action for land resilience | Friday, 21 August 2026 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director to visit South Africa to launch new UN-Habitat country office | Monday, 10 August 2026 |
| Helping Homs recover: Japan and UN-Habitat launch major urban renewal initiative | Thursday, 30 July 2026 |
| UN-Habitat and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to advance sustainable urbanization across the Horn and Eastern Africa | Thursday, 23 July 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Speech at the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on zero waste | Friday, 31 March 2023 |
| Closing remarks of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya | Thursday, 30 March 2023 |
| Opening remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat | Tuesday, 28 March 2023 |
| Opening remarks by the Director General of UNON | Tuesday, 28 March 2023 |
| Communication from the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya for the period of 1 January 2023 to 19 January 2023 | Friday, 24 March 2023 |
| International Women’s Day 2023 Statement | Tuesday, 7 March 2023 |
| Speech at the Smart Madinah Forum, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi | Sunday, 19 February 2023 |
| Speech at the Signing Ceremony for 13th Cycle of the Dubai International Awards for Best Practices | Thursday, 16 February 2023 |
