Urban Impact
Urban Impact
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| UN-Habitat to launch World Cities Report 2026 on the global housing crisis at WUF13 | Monday, 18 May 2026 |
| Official Opening Press Conference for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) | Sunday, 17 May 2026 |
| WUF13 highlights key events advancing global dialogue on housing | Thursday, 14 May 2026 |
| New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia | Wednesday, 13 May 2026 |
| Global leaders in housing, finance and urban policy to gather at WUF13 to address housing crisis and climate risks | Tuesday, 12 May 2026 |
| UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award | Monday, 11 May 2026 |
| Media partners announced for WUF13 in Baku | Friday, 8 May 2026 |
| Japan and UN-Habitat back urban recovery in Syria, to benefit 870,000 | Thursday, 7 May 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| ED's Intro_English | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Spanish | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Russian | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_French | Thursday, 29 October 2020 |
| ED's Intro_Chinese | Wednesday, 28 October 2020 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif Global Observance of World Habitat Day speech Monday 5 October 2020 | Monday, 5 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_Spanish | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_Japanese | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
