Media Centre | UN-Habitat

Urban Impact

10 October 2026

9 October 2026

6 October 2026

5 October 2026

5 October 2026

The world’s premier meeting on the future of cities ends with stirring call to action	Friday, 14 February 2020
The world’s premier meeting on the future of cities ends with stirring call to action	Friday, 14 February 2020
Statement by the United Nations Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Dena Assaf on the Tenth World Urban Forum	Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Indonesian city of Surabaya to host the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020	Wednesday, 12 February 2020
HRH Princess Lamia Bint Majed Al Saud appointed as UN-Habitat Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Arab States	Sunday, 9 February 2020
UN-Habitat and the World Blind Union sign a milestone agreement to work together to make cities accessible for all	Tuesday, 4 February 2020
Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City	Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Nairobi Communique – Outcome of the High-Level Session on Inno- vative Urban Mobility for Sustainable Cities in Africa at UN-Habitat Assembly, 30 May 2019	Friday, 14 June 2019

Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive at the Commonwealth of Nations Event	Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the Seventh Edition of European Investment Bank’s October Days for Sustainable Development	Thursday, 21 October 2021
Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the World Urban Campaign Annual Assembly Meeting	Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Speech of the UN-Executive Director at Innovative4Cities Conference: Cities, Climate Change Science and Innovation	Monday, 11 October 2021
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

Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team.

Ekaterina Bezgachina

Chief of Communication

ekaterina.bezgachina@un.org

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