+ All news and stories Urban Impact UN-Habitat in the News 23 October 2025 Collaboration for trust – How cities build innovation from the ground up 6 October 2025 Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report 21 August 2025 Adequate, Resilient Housing: A Global Imperative for Climate and Development 17 June 2025 ICLEI brings the voice of cities and regions to United Nations Habitat Assembly 28 January 2025 Expert Voices 2025 | Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing Press Releases Press releases Apply Media advisory: Briefing on outcomes of elections of Bureau and President of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Friday, 30 May 2025 World Urban Forum in 2026 in Azerbaijan to focus on housing Friday, 30 May 2025 UN-Habitat, Paris, and Nairobi launch global partnership to advance social and affordable housing for all Thursday, 29 May 2025 Tackling the global housing crisis: United Nations Habitat Assembly opens with urgent call to action Thursday, 29 May 2025 Media advisory: Closing the gap - The global North and South collaborate for inclusive social housing Wednesday, 28 May 2025 Media advisory: Urban climate and environment briefing - Roadmap to COP30 and WUF13 Wednesday, 28 May 2025 Media advisory: Opening press conference - Tackling the global housing crisis Wednesday, 28 May 2025 Media advisory: United Nations Habitat Assembly to adopt a new strategic plan to tackle the global housing crisis Monday, 26 May 2025 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 4 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Speech at the press conference in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, ahead of World Habitat Day 2022 Friday, 30 September 2022 Speech at the opening ceremony of the 13th Asia-Pacific Cities Summit Wednesday, 27 July 2022 Speech at the Commemorative symposium on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Tuesday, 26 July 2022 Katowice Declared Actions Friday, 1 July 2022 Closing speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum Friday, 1 July 2022 Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum Monday, 27 June 2022 Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series Thursday, 2 June 2022 Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at opening the 9th Africities Summit on the rile of intermediary cities of Africa in the implementation of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations and the African Union Agenda 2063 Tuesday, 17 May 2022 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 9 Next page ›› Get in touch Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team. Media Centre contact Ekaterina Bezgachina Chief of Communication ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org Connect with us on Social Media for the latest developments in sustainable urbanization OPENING ADDRESS UN SECRETARY GENERAL VIDEO ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY OPENING ADDRESS PRESIDENT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY AI Master of Ceremonies at the Second United Nations Habitat Assembly UN-Habitat on Flickr UN-Habitat on Flickr