News and stories

Urban Impact

UN-Habitat in the News

Collaboration for trust – How cities build innovation from the ground up
Urban Resilience in Africa - Reflections from Continental Report
Adequate, Resilient Housing: A Global Imperative for Climate and Development
ICLEI brings the voice of cities and regions to United Nations Habitat Assembly
Expert Voices 2025 | Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing
+ More

Press Releases

Press releases

UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste пятница, 27 марта 2026
Mexico City wins bid to host World Urban Forum in 2028 понедельник, 23 марта 2026
Cities worldwide invited to apply for the fourth cycle of the Shanghai Award вторник, 17 марта 2026
UN-Habitat briefs Eastern Europe and Central Asia media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku суббота, 14 марта 2026
Regional media briefing for Eastern Europe and Central Asia on the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) четверг, 5 марта 2026
UN-Habitat and Japan partner to strengthen hospitals and communities in Iran пятница, 20 февраля 2026
UN-Habitat briefs Asia-Pacific media ahead of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku четверг, 19 февраля 2026
UN-Habitat strengthens disaster-resilient schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with support from Japan and JICA вторник, 17 февраля 2026

Statements and speeches

Statements and speeches

Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 среда, 8 апреля 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 среда, 1 апреля 2020
Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Beyond the Immediate Response to the Outbreak Building the Community, Wednesday 25 March 2020 среда, 25 марта 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Closing, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Thursday 13th February 2020, Abu, Dhabi четверг, 13 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of Dialogue 2 – Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) понедельник, 10 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Launch Flagship Programme on “SDG Cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) понедельник, 10 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Launch of the Flagship Programme on “People-focused smart cities”, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) понедельник, 10 февраля 2020
Speech by the Executive Director, UN-Habitat, on the occasion of the Official Opening, Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) Sunday 9th February 2020, Abu Dhabi воскресенье, 9 февраля 2020

Get in touch

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

Media Centre contact

Ekaterina Bezgachina
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