+ All news and stories Urban Impact UN-Habitat in the News 31 October 2024 Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future. Keep Their Role Central at COP29 3 October 2022 Time to strengthen solutions to the growing urban challenges 26 June 2022 Naomi Hoogervorst on Democratization of Design: "Equal Cities Need Equal Voices" 3 April 2022 Kenya elected Vice-Chair of the UN-Habitat Executive Board 8 March 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 Thursday, 23 September 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change joins as co-sponsor for the Innovate4Cities climate change conference Tuesday, 21 September 2021 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Saturday, 18 September 2021 UN-Habitat and Cameroon to host Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon Tuesday, 21 September 2021 2021 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour award winners announced Saturday, 18 September 2021 UN-Habitat calls for urgent humanitarian support for Afghanistan’s overwhelmed cities Monday, 13 September 2021 From climate ambitions to results: register now for the global Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference 11- 15 October 2021 Monday, 13 September 2021 UN-Habitat and UNICEF promote uptake of jointly collected data on disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods by municipalities and other stakeholders across Lebanon Thursday, 2 September 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 16 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Statements and speeches Apply Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Culture and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 22 April 2020 Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Leveraging migrants’ contribution to the emergency and protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis, Thursday 16 April 2020 Thursday, 16 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Wednesday 15 April 2020 Wednesday, 15 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Local Government Associations, Thursday 9 April 2020 Thursday, 9 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Mobility (2nd Thematic Session), Wednesday 8 April 2020 Wednesday, 8 April 2020 Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis and UN-Habitat Housing and COVID-19, Wednesday 1 April 2020 Wednesday, 1 April 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 Wednesday, 25 March 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 Thursday, 13 February 2020 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 20 Next page ›› 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