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UN-Habitat in the News

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

Keynote Speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the University College London Youth Action Event hosted by UCL Climate Action Society in London, Monday 9 September 2019	Thursday, 19 September 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Civil Society Roundtable on UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2020-2023 in London, Tuesday 10 September 2019	Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the closed door consultation on Urban Drug Policy, Public Safety and Health in London, Monday 9 September 2019	Monday, 9 September 2019
Keynote Speech by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the OSLOPAX Summit 2019: Urban Solutions on Peace and Climate Issues at Oslo, Thursday 5 September 2019	Thursday, 5 September 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the opening of the Urban Symposium in Afghanistan, Sunday 21 July 2019	Sunday, 21 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) side event at UN Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 16 July 2019	Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) Local 2030 Event at UN Headquarters, New York, Tuesday 16 July 2019	Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Meeting of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments at the One UN Millennium Hotel, Monday 15 July 2019	Monday, 15 July 2019

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