Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

# 12:18
20 May 2026
Deputy Minister: Azerbaijan works on a low-emission development strategy

Deputy Minister: Azerbaijan works on a low-emission development strategy

# 11:52
20 May 2026
Gulshan Rzayeva, Deputy Head of the Office of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture and Deputy National Coordinator of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)

Gulshan Rzayeva: Business and Innovation Center is a new initiative for the World Urban Forum

# 11:52
20 May 2026
Director General: Nature-based solutions have long existed as a concept

Director General: Nature-based solutions have long existed as a concept

# 11:42
20 May 2026
Center director: We live according to a special electricity supply schedule in Ukraine

Center director: We live according to a special electricity supply schedule in Ukraine

# 11:03
20 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Rossbach: Urbanization is displacing nature, agriculture, and food security

# 10:39
20 May 2026
Haris Piplas: We are studying how to respond to disaster risks and crises with the OECD

Haris Piplas: We are studying how to respond to disaster risks and crises with the OECD

# 10:28
20 May 2026
Expert: Private sector participation alone is not enough to solve housing affordability crisis

Expert: Private sector participation alone is not enough to solve housing affordability crisis

# 10:27
20 May 2026
UN official: Creating accessible living environments for all societies must be a priority

UN official: Creating accessible living environments for all societies must be a priority

# 10:03
20 May 2026
Transformation of informal settlements discussed at WUF13

Transformation of informal settlements discussed at WUF13

# 09:49
20 May 2026
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev awarded honorary doctorate of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

# 18:59
19 May 2026
WUF13 NGO Forum held for first time in World Urban Forum history in Baku - PHOTO

WUF13 NGO Forum held for first time in World Urban Forum history in Baku - PHOTO

# 18:50
19 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Committee chairman: 65% of cities in Azerbaijan managed under 20-year master plans

# 18:32
19 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

WUF13 to conclude with “Baku Call to Action,” future priorities to be outlined

# 18:24
19 May 2026
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Construction, Rakhymzhan Isakulov

Kazakh official: Long-term approach to urban development is essential

# 18:22
19 May 2026
Hasan Suver, Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Türkiye

Deputy Minister: We aim to make COP31 a summit delivering practical results

# 18:14
19 May 2026
Three new residential complexes with 900 apartments to be commissioned in Shusha next year

Three new residential complexes with 900 apartments to be commissioned in Shusha next year

# 18:12
19 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Minister meets Belarus architecture and construction minister at WUF13

Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Minister meets Belarus architecture and construction minister at WUF13

# 18:09
19 May 2026
Aydin Karimov, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Shusha district

Karabakh and East Zangazur population exceeds 80,000 amid reconstruction efforts

# 18:07
19 May 2026
WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

# 18:02
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat: By 2050, 70% of world population will live in cities

UN-Habitat: By 2050, 70% of world population will live in cities

# 18:01
19 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
Maria del Rocio Lombrera Gonzalez, Chief Coordinator for International Relations of the Mexico City Government

WUF14 scheduled to take place in Mexico City in 2028

# 17:56
19 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Urbanization is not a new concept for us, it is part of our identity

# 17:49
19 May 2026
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