UN System Documentation

UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

• Established by A/RES/32/162 of 19 Dec. 1977 as UN Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
• A/RES/56/206 of 21 Dec. 2001 changed named, mandate and governing body
• A/RES/73/239 of 20 Dec. 2018 reviewed the governance structure and replaced the Governing Council with the UN-Habitat Assembly, added the Executive Board and gave new role to the Committee of Permanent Representatives
  • As this is a new change, we will monitor the pattern of documentation and update as needed.
• Governing bodies
  • 2019-present, UN-Habitat Assembly
    • Document symbol for working documents: HSP/HA/session/--
    • Convenes every 4 years in Nairobi
    • All UN Member States are members of the Assembly
  • 2019-present, Executive Board
    • Document symbol for working documents: HSP/EB/session/--
    • 36 Member States elected by the UN-Habitat Assembly
    • Convenes 3 times a year
  • 2001-2018, Governing Council
    • Document symbol for working documents: HSP/GC/session/--
    • Met every other year, usually in Nairobi
  • 1977-2001, Commission on Human Settlements
    • Document symbol for working documents: HS/C/--
  • Sessional report
    • Supplement 8 to the General Assembly Official Records (GAOR)
    • Symbol pattern: A/session/8
    • example: A/74/8
    • Search results for Report of the UN-Habitat Assembly of the UN Human Settlements Programme
• Flagship publications
  • World Cities Report
    • First published in 2016
  • State of the World's Cities
• Executive Directors
  • 2018- : Maimunah Mohd Sharif (Malaysia)
    • Press release SG/A/1778-BIO/5051-HAB/244
  • 2010-2017 : Joan Clos (Spain)
    • Press release GA/10972 [2010], A/64/897 (17 Aug. 2010)
  • 2000-2010: Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka (Tanzania)
    • Press release SG/A/739-HAB/164 [2000], A/56/111 (22 July 2002), Press release SG/A/809-BIO/3430-HAB/181 [2002], Press release GA/10036 [2002]; re-elected: Press release GA/10479 [2006]
  • 1998-2000: USG Klaus Töpfer (Germany) (Acting)
    • Press release SG/SM/6460-HAB/149
  • 1997-1998: ASG Darshan Johal (Canada) (Acting)
  • 1994-1996: ASG Wally N'Dow (Gambia)
    • DPI/1791, Press release SG/A/565 [1994]
  • 1993: USG Elizabeth Dowdeswell (Canada) (Officer-in-Charge)
  • 1978-1992: USG Arcot Ramachandran (India)
    • Press release SG/A/212-BIO/1510-HAB/7 [1978]