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Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board
Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality
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Press Releases

Press releases

Media advisory: High-level dialogue on housing Monday, 21 July 2025
Sevilla Platform for Action launched to boost local finance for sustainable development Monday, 7 July 2025
The African Development Bank and UN-Habitat scale up drive for sustainable urbanization in Africa Wednesday, 2 July 2025
UN-Habitat sounds the alarm on the global housing crisis in its 2024 Annual Report Monday, 2 June 2025
United Nations Habitat Assembly closes with a new plan to tackle the global housing crisis Friday, 30 May 2025
Media advisory: Briefing on outcomes of elections of Bureau and President of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Friday, 30 May 2025
World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing Friday, 30 May 2025
UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all Thursday, 29 May 2025

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Opening statement by Kenya during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Summary of the Chair, Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil, of the 4th Ministerial Meeting for Urbanization and Climate Change Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Cities Day 2025 Friday, 31 October 2025
Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 Monday, 6 October 2025
Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand Saturday, 29 March 2025
Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) Sunday, 10 November 2024
UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 Tuesday, 5 November 2024

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