Azerbaijan’s Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Mukhtar Babayev

Mukhtar Babayev: The number of droughts and extremely hot days has increased sixfold

# 12:28
19 May 2026
Hijran Huseynova, Chairperson of the Family, Women and Children Affairs Committee of the Milli Majlis

Hijran Huseynova: Parliament responds promptly to challenges on sustainable urban development

# 12:25
19 May 2026
Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

Umayra Taghiyeva: Azerbaijan has made serious investments in the modernization of the meteorological system

# 12:08
19 May 2026
Jeffrey Sachs, President of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

President: Africa will not remain an agriculture-based continent after 25 years

# 11:17
19 May 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

UN High Commissioner: Housing should not be turned into a commercial instrument

# 10:47
19 May 2026
French urban planning envoy: Demographic changes in Europe are having a serious impact on housing policy

French urban planning envoy: Demographic changes in Europe are having a serious impact on housing policy

# 10:34
19 May 2026
Deputy Head of the Office of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture and Deputy National Coordinator of WUF13 Gulshan Rzayeva

Committee: Housing policy cannot be planned separately from transport, infrastructure, and employment

# 10:17
19 May 2026
Joshua Fortedur, representative of the Youth Advisory Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

UN-Habitat representative: Young people will become the main pillar of communities

# 09:30
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat to open new office in Ashgabat

UN-Habitat to open new office in Ashgabat

# 08:53
19 May 2026
Mexico pavilion opens at “Urban Expo” exhibition - PHOTO

Mexico pavilion opens at “Urban Expo” exhibition - PHOTO

# 17:50
18 May 2026
COP31 President visits “Urban Expo” exhibition within framework of WUF13

COP31 President visits “Urban Expo” exhibition within framework of WUF13

# 17:43
18 May 2026
Mohamed Younis al-Menfi, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya

President of Libya's Presidential Council: Resolving urban problems requires strengthening international partnership

# 16:47
18 May 2026
Murat Kurum: More than 100,000 participants expected to attend COP31

Murat Kurum: More than 100,000 participants expected to attend COP31

# 16:47
18 May 2026
Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum

Turkish Minister: WUF13 held in Azerbaijan has been organized at a high level

# 16:43
18 May 2026
King Mswati III of Eswatini

King Mswati III: No country can solve housing security challenges alone

# 16:17
18 May 2026
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov

Kazakh PM: It is no coincidence that WUF13 is being held in Baku, where historical heritage and architecture are united

# 16:10
18 May 2026
Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova

Iliana Iotova: “The Baku Call to Action” should be remembered for the homes built thanks to it, not for speeches

# 16:06
18 May 2026
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov

Sadyr Japarov outlines proposals regarding cities in mountainous areas

# 15:48
18 May 2026
Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov

Azerbaijan, Türkiye sign MoU on energy efficiency in buildings at WUF13

# 15:36
18 May 2026
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Mirziyoyev proposes holding WUF15 in Uzbekistan in 2030

# 15:25
18 May 2026
Head of Department at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye Pınar Zoral

Turkish representative: Serious preparations were made for WUF13

# 12:05
18 May 2026
Director General of the Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency Khawaja Sikandar Zeeshan

Director General: We came to Baku to highlight Punjab’s achievements in housing sector

# 11:24
18 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture and National Coordinator of WUF13

Anar Guliyev: WUF13’s first two days showed very different weather conditions, this is a result of climate change

# 10:06
18 May 2026
Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration

Hikmat Hajiyev: WUF13 is the largest forum ever held to date

# 09:33
18 May 2026
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