+ All news and stories Urban Impact UN-Habitat in the News 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 16 November 2021 COVID-19 and the empathy revolution by UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno in El Pais Press Releases Press releases Apply Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities Friday, 14 May 2021 Nominations for the 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Awards now open Wednesday, 28 April 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Spanish Tuesday, 30 March 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - French Monday, 29 March 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - Arabic Monday, 29 March 2021 Cities and Pandemics: Towards a More Just, Green and Healthy Future Press release - English Monday, 29 March 2021 UN-Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg Thursday, 18 March 2021 Launch of Her City – a digital platform to support girls’ participation in urban planning Wednesday, 10 March 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 15 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 Wednesday, 8 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 Wednesday, 1 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 Wednesday, 25 March 2020 Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi Thursday, 13 February 2020 Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Monday, 10 February 2020 Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Monday, 10 February 2020 Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Monday, 10 February 2020 Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Opening, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Sunday 9th February 2020, Abu Dhabi Sunday, 9 February 2020 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 20 Next page ›› Get in touch Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team. Media Centre contact Ekaterina Bezgachina Chief of Communication ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org Connect with us on Social Media for the latest developments in sustainable urbanization OPENING ADDRESS UN SECRETARY GENERAL VIDEO ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY OPENING ADDRESS PRESIDENT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY AI Master of Ceremonies at the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly UN-Habitat on Flickr UN-Habitat on Flickr