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
| 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 |
| The Gere Foundation and HOGAR Sí partner with UN-Habitat to address homelessness | Tuesday, 5 May 2026 |
| UN-Habitat Quality of Life Initiative gains recognition from UN Statistical Commission | Wednesday, 22 April 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| 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 |
| Head of UN-Habitat calls for greater local participation to achieve the SDGs | Monday, 31 October 2022 |
