Presentation ceremony of explanatory dictionary for cities held at WUF13

Presentation ceremony of explanatory dictionary for cities held at WUF13

# 11:26
21 May 2026
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, Indira Hajiyeva

Deputy Minister: There is no longer a need to cover the entire planet with concrete for civilized living

# 11:25
21 May 2026
Ilyas Demirci: One of the main issues is the protection of clean water resources

Ilyas Demirci: One of the main issues is the protection of clean water resources

# 11:20
21 May 2026
Ramil Iskandarli, Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum,

Ramil Iskandarli: Cities become more people-oriented when civil society organizations are empowered

# 11:19
21 May 2026
Ali Al-Ahmad, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing

Saudi official: We are no longer negotiating prices for 1,000 homes, but for 1 million homes

# 11:05
21 May 2026
UN-Habitat Executive Director: We must change our approach to housing issues

UN-Habitat Executive Director: We must change our approach to housing issues

# 11:00
21 May 2026
Mukhtar Babayev, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues

Mukhtar Babayev: Azerbaijan has demonstrated its commitment to international climate cooperation

# 10:58
21 May 2026
Executive Director of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF), Kecia Rust

CAHF chief: Reality and expectations do not match in housing finance

# 10:55
21 May 2026
Hasan Alattas, an official of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program

Saudi representative: There is a flow of tourists from Gulf countries to Azerbaijan

# 10:38
21 May 2026
Deputy Dean of the School of Design and Architecture at ADA University and associate professor at the dABC department of Politecnico di Milano, Nora Lombardini

Nora Lombardini: New construction and historical heritage must be balanced in capital cities

# 10:37
21 May 2026
Associate professor: Excessive technicization of urbanism is a global problem

Associate professor: Excessive technicization of urbanism is a global problem

# 10:35
21 May 2026
Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Rossbach: Social management and community work must also be financed in housing projects

# 10:30
21 May 2026
Emin Huseynov: Technology-based communities are being formed in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand

Emin Huseynov: Technology-based communities are being formed in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand

# 10:30
21 May 2026
Uruguay’s Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Tamara Paseyro Marin

Minister: Uruguay expands housing program for middle-income families

# 10:23
21 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Finance Minister Anar Karimov

Deputy minister: 58,000 families in Azerbaijan have become homeowners through mortgage mechanisms

# 10:19
21 May 2026
Uruguay’s Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Tamara Paseyro Marin

Uruguayan minister: Housing policy is fundamental for social equality

# 10:07
21 May 2026
Russian oil refinery in Syzran reportedly struck amid Ukrainian attack

Russian oil refinery in Syzran reportedly struck amid Ukrainian attack

# 09:55
21 May 2026
US expert: One of the main problems is the lack of affordable housing for young people

US expert: One of the main problems is the lack of affordable housing for young people

# 09:52
21 May 2026
Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China

China's Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap reports

# 09:18
21 May 2026
Donald Trump, US President

US leader rules out Iran sanctions relief until war deal finalized

# 01:24
21 May 2026
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Azerbaijan, Hossam El-Din Effat Mustafa Reda

Egyptian Ambassador: I am sure Azerbaijan’s ideas in WUF13 will be very well deliberated - INTERVIEW

# 22:43
20 May 2026
Department head: Master plans prepared for 8 cities and more than 100 villages

Department head: Master plans prepared for 8 cities and more than 100 villages

# 17:44
20 May 2026
Vahid Hajiyev, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts

First Great Return program to be completed by the end of the year

# 17:35
20 May 2026
Deputy minister: Türkiye’s “Zero Waste” project has already become a global environmental initiative

Deputy minister: Türkiye’s “Zero Waste” project has already become a global environmental initiative

# 17:27
20 May 2026
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