Urban Impact
Urban Impact
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Official Opening Press Conference for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) | Sunday, 17 May 2026 |
| 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 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Mayors Assembly Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Opening speech | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Official Opening Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 16 Feb 2019- Executive Director Opening Speech | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Malaysian Urban Forum, Malaysia, 19 Feb 2019- Executive Director Closing Remarks | Tuesday, 26 February 2019 |
| Third National Urban Forum, Rwanda: âImplementing the New Urban Agendaâ Opening Ceremony Remarks - Maimunah Mohd Sharif | Friday, 22 February 2019 |
| Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2018 | Monday, 10 December 2018 |
| Statement of the Executive Director On the occasion of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration Marrakech, Morocco, 10-11 December 2018 | Monday, 10 December 2018 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message | Tuesday, 30 October 2018 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message | Tuesday, 30 October 2018 |
