News and stories Story 23 Marzo 2021 ODS en las ciudades: El enfoque integral de ONU-Habitat para la localización de los ODS Story 15 Abril 2019 Hello world! Story 15 Abril 2019 Urban Planning highlights Story 15 Abril 2019 Urban Insight highlight Story 15 Abril 2019 Ciudades y postconflicto: El reto urbano en Colombia + All news and stories Urban Impact UN-Habitat in the News 31 Octubre 2024 Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29 3 Octubre 2022 Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges 26 Junio 2022 Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices" 3 Abril 2022 Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board 8 Marzo 2022 Urban Thinkers Campus – Transforming cities to be inclusive, equitable, and just through a paradigm shift towards gender equality Press Releases Press releases Apply The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) of Egypt’s Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities wins the Scroll of Honour 2021 Jueves, 23 Septiembre 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference Martes, 21 Septiembre 2021 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Sábado, 18 Septiembre 2021 UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon Martes, 21 Septiembre 2021 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Sábado, 18 Septiembre 2021 UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities Lunes, 13 Septiembre 2021 From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 Lunes, 13 Septiembre 2021 UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Jueves, 2 Septiembre 2021 Paginación Página anterior ‹‹ Página 16 Siguiente página ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Business assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 Jueves, 14 Noviembre 2019 Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Youth and Children assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 Jueves, 14 Noviembre 2019 Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 20/20 Forum at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 October 2019 Jueves, 14 Noviembre 2019 Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Mayors Civic Reception and Benjamin Barber Award at Durban Art Gallery, Durban, Saturday 9 November 2019 Sábado, 9 Noviembre 2019 Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the global Observation of World Cities Day in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Thursday 31 October 2019 Jueves, 31 Octubre 2019 Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during WCD 2019 – Changing the World: Innovations and a Better Life for Future Generations in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday 22 November 2019 Martes, 22 Octubre 2019 Closing Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat during the Closing Ceremony at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Thursday 17 October 2019 Jueves, 17 Octubre 2019 Opening Remarks by Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat, during the Womens’ assembly at the 7th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Penang, Monday 14 November 2019 Lunes, 14 Octubre 2019 Paginación Página anterior ‹‹ Página 22 Siguiente página ›› Get in touch Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team. Media Centre contact 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