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10 October 2026

Urban Expo draws 60,000 visitors

9 October 2026

UN-Habitat recognizes five approaches to adequate housing with 2026 Scroll of Honour

6 October 2026

Sustainable, affordable urban setting: Government, UN-Habitat rally stakeholders

5 October 2026

UN urges global action on housing crisis for billions

5 October 2026

UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day

Press Releases

Press releases

Arabic - Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies	Thursday, 10 June 2021
Local authorities in Heet, Iraq celebrate the handover of UN-Habitat projects funded by the European Union and Alwaleed Philanthropies	Thursday, 10 June 2021
Turkey’s First Lady honoured as a Champion of UN-Habitat’s Waste Wise Cities programme	Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Celebrating UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration-World Environment Day 2021 World Environment Day 2021	Friday, 28 May 2021
Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities	Friday, 14 May 2021
Japanese - Next year’s World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, to focus on the future of cities	Monday, 17 May 2021
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

Statements and speeches

Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during Photography Exhibition “Kenya through the diplomat’s lens” in UNON, Nairobi, Thursday, 16 January 2020	Thursday, 16 January 2020
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at The NUA Platform during the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Tuesday 15 November 2019	Friday, 15 November 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Grassroot assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019	Thursday, 14 November 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Business assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019	Thursday, 14 November 2019
Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Youth and Children assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019	Thursday, 14 November 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 20/20 Forum at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 October 2019	Thursday, 14 November 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Mayors Civic Reception and Benjamin Barber Award at Durban Art Gallery, Durban, Saturday 9 November 2019	Saturday, 9 November 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the global Observation of World Cities Day in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Thursday 31 October 2019	Thursday, 31 October 2019

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