Kazuko Ishigaki, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

UN representative: Urbanization in small island states further increases climate risks

# 13:35
21 May 2026
Katerina Bezgachina, Chief of Communication at UN-Habitat

More than 38,000 participants from 175 countries attend WUF13

# 12:16
21 May 2026
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, Head of the Public Relations Department of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC

Special conditions created on Baku–Tbilisi trains for passengers with limited mobility

# 12:09
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
Marco Bovati: We cannot endlessly consume land for new buildings

Marco Bovati: We cannot endlessly consume land for new buildings

# 10:28
21 May 2026
Lionel Causse, member of the French National Assembly

France plans to build 2 million new homes by 2034

# 16:48
20 May 2026
Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

WUF13 discusses environmental problems of the Caspian Sea

# 15:55
20 May 2026
WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Climate change creates additional challenges

WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Climate change creates additional challenges

# 15:19
20 May 2026
UN-Habitat: WUF13 can further strengthen Baku’s new urban direction shaped by COP29

UN-Habitat: WUF13 can further strengthen Baku’s new urban direction shaped by COP29

# 15:11
20 May 2026
Event on urban resilience and media held at WUF13-PHOTO

Event on urban resilience and media held at WUF13-PHOTO

# 14:23
20 May 2026
Nigar Mammadova, member of the Milli Majlis

Protection of older persons’ rights in Azerbaijan discussed at WUF13

# 14:15
20 May 2026
Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)

OTS Secretary General: Azerbaijan’s chairmanship made the OTS a stronger and more coordinated organization - INTERVIEW

# 14:08
20 May 2026
Rossbach: We must prepare the cities of the future for aging populations

Rossbach: We must prepare the cities of the future for aging populations

# 14:03
20 May 2026
Aysel Yagubova, Executive Director of the Economic Cooperation Organization Clean Energy Center

Clean Energy Center: Decarbonization efforts cannot focus only on new buildings

# 13:25
20 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and National Coordinator for WUF13

Committee chairman: Expanding access to housing cannot be considered separately from quality urban planning issues

# 12:42
20 May 2026
Giorgia Rombelli: Housing and construction sectors are at the center of climate problems

Giorgia Rombelli: Housing and construction sectors are at the center of climate problems

# 12:38
20 May 2026
Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Kubanychbek Omuraliev

OTS Secretary General: We have reached an agreement on a new cooperation plan with UN-Habitat

# 17:58
19 May 2026
Head of the Baku City Executive Authority Eldar Azizov

Baku official calls for reforms in rainwater management after heavy rainfall

# 16:50
19 May 2026
UN official: Azerbaijan contributes to cooperation with the Global South

UN official: Azerbaijan contributes to cooperation with the Global South

# 16:32
19 May 2026
Azerenergy: 2 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity to be integrated into grid by 2028

Azerenergy: 2 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity to be integrated into grid by 2028

# 14:37
19 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: It is planned to settle 1.1 million people in the liberated territories

# 14:21
19 May 2026
Deputy Foreign Minister of Guinea-Bissau Fatumata Jau

Deputy Minister: For Guinea-Bissau, climate change is now an issue of governance and stability, not just ecology

# 13:47
19 May 2026
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov

Foreign minister: Azerbaijan demonstrates sincere interest in closing the chapter of conflict with Armenia

# 13:43
19 May 2026
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