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
| Media advisory: Media accreditation for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum now open | Thursday, 15 January 2026 |
| Global report redefines how cities measure quality of life | Monday, 8 December 2025 |
| World Urban Forum set to serve as global checkpoint for the New Urban Agenda | Tuesday, 25 November 2025 |
| Ministers and mayors unite at COP30 to advance climate action through urbanization | Thursday, 13 November 2025 |
| Media advisory: Key outcomes of the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP30 | Tuesday, 11 November 2025 |
| C40 and UN-Habitat launch the Urban Planning Accelerator for Climate Responsive Cities | Tuesday, 4 November 2025 |
| World Cities Day 2025 urges to put people first in smart urbanization | Friday, 31 October 2025 |
| UN-Habitat launches USD 9.9 million climate resilience project in Yemen | Wednesday, 29 October 2025 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| 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 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message | Tuesday, 30 October 2018 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director: World Cities Day Message | Tuesday, 30 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 |
