News and stories
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Press Releases
Press releases
| Inaugural World Cleanup Day launches in Norway | Friday, 20 September 2024 |
| UN-Habitat announces 2024 Scroll of Honour Award winners | Tuesday, 17 September 2024 |
| UN-Habitat announces the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum returning to Africa after 20 years | Monday, 9 September 2024 |
| First ever World Cleanup Day to launch in Tromsø, Norway | Wednesday, 28 August 2024 |
| Global Covenant of Mayors and UN-Habitat to host the 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference in Montréal, Canada | Tuesday, 13 August 2024 |
| Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach of Brazil appointed as new Executive Director of UN-Habitat | Tuesday, 11 June 2024 |
| Study suggests countries can better tackle climate change by working with cities | Wednesday, 5 June 2024 |
| UN-Habitat aims to drive urban recovery efforts in Ukraine | Friday, 17 May 2024 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Speech of the UN-Habitat Executive Director at the City Expo Malaysia Soft Launch | Wednesday, 25 August 2021 |
| UN-Habitat Executive Director’s Statement on the latest IPCC Report on Climate Change | Thursday, 12 August 2021 |
| Statement by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021 | Wednesday, 11 August 2021 |
| EGM Towards a New Generation of Voluntary Local Reviews: Connecting VLRs and VNRs - Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UNEP Science Policy Business Forum | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| UN Capital Development Fund, Un-Habitat Fused Offering Workshop: Opening Speech | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Executive Director's speech: Around a City in 8 Questions | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
| Graduation Ceremony Mayors Academy (Class of 2020-2021): Opening Remarks | Tuesday, 3 August 2021 |
