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
| 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 |
| Media advisory: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá | Wednesday, 22 October 2025 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee | Thursday, 16 November 2023 |
| Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory | Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory | Tuesday, 7 November 2023 |
| Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza | Thursday, 2 November 2023 |
| Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly | Wednesday, 6 September 2023 |
| Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York | Thursday, 13 July 2023 |
| Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 | Thursday, 13 July 2023 |
| Communication from the Permanent Mission of the Russian federation to Nairobi dated June 2023 | Thursday, 6 July 2023 |
