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
| UN-Habitat engages Latin American and Caribbean media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Online regional media briefing (Latin America and the Caribbean) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) | Thursday, 9 April 2026 |
| Regional media briefing (Africa) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) (UPDATED: Time change) | Tuesday, 7 April 2026 |
| Regional media briefing (Africa) for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) | Thursday, 2 April 2026 |
| Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste | Monday, 30 March 2026 |
| UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste | Friday, 27 March 2026 |
| Mexico City wins bid to host World Urban Forum in 2028 | Monday, 23 March 2026 |
| Cities worldwide invited to apply for the fourth cycle of the Shanghai Award | Tuesday, 17 March 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch | Wednesday, 25 August 2021 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change | Thursday, 12 August 2021 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 | Wednesday, 11 August 2021 |
| EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UNEP Science Policy Business Forum | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UN Capital Development Fund, Un-Habitat Fused Offering Workshop: Opening Speech | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director's speech: Around a City in 8 Questions | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Graduation Ceremony Mayors Academy (Class of 2020-2021): Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
