President William Ruto was honored as the Global Champion of Adequate Housing for All at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where he advocated for stronger multilateralism and significant reforms within the UN system.

• Kenya's Affordable Housing Programme aims to build 200,000 units annually, with nearly 170,000 units currently under construction, creating 320,000 jobs.
• President Ruto proposed a Coalition of Global Housing Champions to address the global housing crisis and urged the UN to adapt to current realities.
• He criticized the UN's "deepest crisis in credibility and capacity" and called for an overhaul of the international financial architecture and permanent seats for Africa in the Security Council.