News and stories Story 30 November 2023 Away from crises: Creating safe and inspiring spaces for children and families in Lebanon Story 30 November 2023 Now open: Expressions of interest to host World Habitat Day and World Cities Day 2025 News 28 November 2023 Nominations open for prestigious sustainable urban development award News 28 November 2023 Government services at the fingertip in five districts of Somaliland Story 24 November 2023 Why economic empowerment matters in preventing violence against women in cities + All news and stories Urban Impact Urban Impact Issue 21 Urban Impact Issue 20 Urban Impact – Issue 18, December 2022 Urban Impact – Issue 17, September 2022 Urban Impact – Issue 16, March 2022 UN-Habitat in the News 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 16 November 2021 COVID-19 and the empathy revolution by UN-Habitat’s Eduardo Moreno in El Pais Press Releases Apply 2023 UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award winners announced Wednesday, 16 August 2023 UN-Habitat in Tunisia moderates a panel on 'The Cities of the Future' as part of the “Youth Future Zone” Symposium organised by the ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Youth Observatory Monday, 31 July 2023 Developing data-driven insights for cities Monday, 24 July 2023 UN-Habitat and Rebirth Beirut join forces to improve the city’s urban infrastructure and environment Monday, 24 July 2023 UN-Habitat in Tunisia and GDA Sidi Amor (Agricultural Development Grouping) join efforts for green and sustainable housing Thursday, 20 July 2023 SDG11 Progress Report: the world is failing to provide adequate housing Thursday, 13 July 2023 UN-Habitat and Ministry of Environment launch nationwide project to reduce marine litter and plastic pollution Monday, 10 July 2023 Second national Steering Committee convened on the “Resilient Water Solutions Against Climate Change” project in Lebanon. Tuesday, 4 July 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ›› Statements and speeches Apply Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the 2023 third session of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat Wednesday, 29 November 2023 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Thursday, 16 November 2023 Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Friday, 10 November 2023 Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory Tuesday, 7 November 2023 Statement by the UN-Habitat Executive Director on the situation in Gaza Thursday, 2 November 2023 Executive Director of UN-Habitat briefing to Member States on the Implementation of the Second Session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly Wednesday, 6 September 2023 Statement of Poland on behalf of the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat at HLPF on SDG11 in New York Thursday, 13 July 2023 Statement of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, HLPF Plenary session on SDG11 Thursday, 13 July 2023 Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Get in touch Are you a journalist interested in UN-Habitat? Contact our communications team. 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