+ 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 Youth 2030: UN-Habitat commits to work with youth to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Monday, 8 October 2018 Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018 Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director´s message on World Habitat Day Friday, 28 September 2018 Cities are engines for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Friday, 20 July 2018 Department of Transport of New York City and UN-Habitat Join Transportation Alternativesâ âBike Trainâ over the Williamsburg Bridge Thursday, 19 July 2018 UN Environment, Yale University demonstrate how to make modern living sustainable with new eco-housing module Monday, 9 July 2018 Liverpool to host global observance of 2018 World Cities Day Monday, 25 June 2018 Foreign investment could help lift millions of Africans out of poverty Thursday, 21 June 2018 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 38 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Opening statement by Kenya during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 25 November 2025 Opening remarks by the UN-Habitat Executive Director during the 2025 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Tuesday, 25 November 2025 Summary of the Chair, Jader Barbalho Filho, Minister of Cities, Brazil, of the 4th Ministerial Meeting for Urbanization and Climate Change Wednesday, 19 November 2025 Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Cities Day 2025 Friday, 31 October 2025 Speech by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat on World Habitat Day 2025 Monday, 6 October 2025 Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat: Condolences and Solidarity Following the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand Saturday, 29 March 2025 Closing remarks by Anacláudia Rossbach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, at the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) Sunday, 10 November 2024 UN-Habitat Executive Director Opening Speech WUF12 Tuesday, 5 November 2024 Pagination Page 1 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