News and stories
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UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Voluntary Local Reviews are changing the way we think of SDG localization and the approach to the National Reviews | Tuesday, 2 March 2021 |
| Keynote speakers announced for Rural Housing Summit | Monday, 15 February 2021 |
| Friedrich-Ebert-Stifung Foundation (FES) to partner with UN-Habitat to advance SDG 11 in Africa | Monday, 1 February 2021 |
| First-of-A-Kind Comparative Review of Urban Observatories Launched | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 |
| Joint Statement on Accelerating Climate Adaptation in Cities | Tuesday, 26 January 2021 |
| Open call for proposals launched The EU-WOP Programme launches call for proposals for utility partnerships to advance progress on SDG 6 | Monday, 18 January 2021 |
| UN-Habitat to improve sanitation in informal settlements worldwide | Tuesday, 12 January 2021 |
| UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises | Thursday, 10 December 2020 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_English | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| WHD 2020 EDs Message_Arabic | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_French | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Chinese | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Spanish | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Russian | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020_Arabic | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
| The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020 | Friday, 2 October 2020 |
