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: World Cities Day 2025 global celebrations in Bogotá | Wednesday, 22 October 2025 |
| World Habitat Day 2025: Urban crisis response | Monday, 6 October 2025 |
| UN-Habitat announces 2025 Scroll of Honour Award winners | Tuesday, 30 September 2025 |
| UNGA80: Member States launch call to action to prioritize adequate housing | Friday, 26 September 2025 |
| Registration opens for the UN’s largest urban conference – WUF13 in Baku | Wednesday, 24 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia partner for recovery in Syria and Sudan | Sunday, 21 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat calls for urgent action on textile waste as cities join World Cleanup Day 2025 | Friday, 19 September 2025 |
| UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions | Thursday, 18 September 2025 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Ministerial Session Brussels IV Conference for Syria and the Region Tuesday, 30 June 2020 | Tuesday, 30 June 2020 |
| Foundations and Philanthropy Briefing, Tuesday 30 June 2020 | Tuesday, 30 June 2020 |
| Opening Remarks by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, 29 June 2020 | Monday, 29 June 2020 |
| Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Safer Cities, Thursday, 25 June | Thursday, 25 June 2020 |
| High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, 2 June 2020 | Tuesday, 2 June 2020 |
| UCLG Executive Bureau Opening Speech, 29 May 2020 | Friday, 29 May 2020 |
| Ministerial Dialogue with Local and Regional Governments: Strengthening Coordination to Implement the Paris Agreement, 28 May 2020 | Thursday, 28 May 2020 |
| Global Network on Safer Cities Consultative Meeting: 'Strengthening the Safer Cities Strategy while responding to COVID-19' Speech, 27 May 2020 | Wednesday, 27 May 2020 |
