Gabil Abbasoglu, chairman of the Media Development Center Public Union and Honored Journalist of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Gabil Abbasoglu: Media strengthens public responsibility on sustainable urban development and climate resilience

# 13:46
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
Executive director: Regional sustainable energy centers can help address existing gaps

Executive director: Regional sustainable energy centers can help address existing gaps

# 13:23
20 May 2026
Almaty Deputy Mayor signs Declaration of Intent to establish SPECA Climate Smart Cities Forum

Almaty Deputy Mayor signs Declaration of Intent to establish SPECA Climate Smart Cities Forum

# 13:07
20 May 2026
Member of Parliament Nigar Arpadarai

Nigar Arpadarai: Reconstruction in liberated territories creates opportunities to apply sustainability principles

# 13:03
20 May 2026
Dmitry Mariasin, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Deputy Executive Secretary: Cities in the SPECA region face similar challenges

# 13:00
20 May 2026
UN official: Return of more than 5 million refugees from Iran has further worsened situation in Afghanistan

UN official: Return of more than 5 million refugees from Iran has further worsened situation in Afghanistan

# 12:45
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
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and National Coordinator for WUF13

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is the first platform dedicated to intercity cooperation for the SPECA region

# 12:37
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
Regional director: We are all working toward the development of better cities to live in

Regional director: We are all working toward the development of better cities to live in

# 11:27
20 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
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
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
Hasan Suver, Türkiye’s Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Deputy minister: Türkiye is ready to share its urban planning experience with D-8 countries

# 16:52
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
Chairperson of the Board of the NGO Agency Aygun Aliyeva

NGO Forum becomes part of official WUF program for first time in history

# 16:30
19 May 2026
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Advisor on Sustainable Urbanization to the Government of Malaysia

Maimunah Mohd Sharif: NGOs play the role of a key bridge in decision-making

# 16:16
19 May 2026
Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration

Presidential Assistant: We are trying to combine historical heritage with modern urbanization elements in Baku

# 16:10
19 May 2026
Fuad Karimli, Secretary General of the Global South NGO Platform

Secretary General: NGOs from the Global South view Baku as a new strategic center

# 15:24
19 May 2026
Momeena Mehdi, Project Manager of the Eurasian Regional Center of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF ERC) and Coordinator of the OIC Students Association

WUF13: AI competition receives 285 applications from over 30 countries

# 14:39
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat division director: Housing provision should stand at the center of global coalitions

UN-Habitat division director: Housing provision should stand at the center of global coalitions

# 14:34
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
International working group on restoration of post-conflict cities announced at WUF13

International working group on restoration of post-conflict cities announced at WUF13

# 14:06
19 May 2026
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