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
| The head of UN-Habitat talks about our common urban future in Davos | Monday, 16 January 2023 |
| Closing Speech at the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat | Wednesday, 23 November 2022 |
| Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by the Chair of the ad hoc working group on stakeholder engagement policy | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by Honourable Zacharia Mwangi Njeru, Cabinet Secretary for The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Statement by the UNON Director General | Monday, 21 November 2022 |
| Speech at the Ministerial Roundtable at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt | Thursday, 17 November 2022 |
