UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohammed: Credit rating systems do not properly assess Africa’s risks

# 16:14
21 May 2026
Aygun Aliyeva, Chairperson of the Board of the Agency for State Support to NGOs and member of the WUF13 Organizing Committee

Aygun Aliyeva: Today Azerbaijan plays an important bridge role between the Global North and the Global South

# 16:10
21 May 2026
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

UN: Africa’s urbanization process is one of the biggest investment opportunities of our time

# 16:05
21 May 2026
Jinming Huang, Director for Water and Urban Development at the Asian Development Bank

ADB: Redirecting tourist flows can create new settlements

# 14:57
21 May 2026
Azerbaijan and World Bank discuss preparatory work on Livable Baku Project

Azerbaijan and World Bank discuss preparatory work on Livable Baku Project

# 14:46
21 May 2026
Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

IOM Deputy Director General: Azerbaijan demonstrates leadership in managing urbanization and displacement issues - INTERVIEW

# 14:42
21 May 2026
Henk Ovink, Executive Director and founding Commissioner for the Global Commission on the Economics of Water

Commissioner: WUF13 is an important platform for bringing island states’ problems to the global agenda

# 14:42
21 May 2026
Jingmin Huang, Director for ADB's Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB: Traditional financing models do not work in island states

# 14:38
21 May 2026
Abdulla Muththalib, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Maldives

Minister: Tourist flow to the Maldives declined due to the Middle East crisis

# 14:15
21 May 2026
Abdulla Muththalib, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Maldives

Maldives seeks urgent international assistance to adapt to climate change

# 13:56
21 May 2026
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Housing and Urbanization, Kobby Bomareo

Minister: Pacific islands are facing climate risks

# 13:56
21 May 2026
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier

UN official: Millions of young people are affected by inadequate housing shortages

# 13:51
21 May 2026
Bahar Muradova, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs

Bahar Muradova: Urban planning policy should be based on a child rights approach

# 13:39
21 May 2026
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
UN-Habitat Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Kazuko Ishigaki

UN-Habitat: Small island states are on the front line of the climate crisis

# 13:28
21 May 2026
Dunja Kovari: Zangilan’s Master Plan is being developed in line with climate conditions

Dunja Kovari: Zangilan’s Master Plan is being developed in line with climate conditions

# 13:15
21 May 2026
Leyla Hasanova: Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency was not limited to the conference period

Leyla Hasanova: Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency was not limited to the conference period

# 12:29
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
Riyad Gasimov, head of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Baku under the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Department head: Baku’s urban development plan until 2040 will respond to new realities

# 11:57
21 May 2026
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
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
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
UNDP: The approach to water systems in the urban context is of particular importance

UNDP: The approach to water systems in the urban context is of particular importance

# 10:49
21 May 2026
Azerbaijan and UN-Habitat establish Baku Urban Award at WUF13-UPDATED

Azerbaijan and UN-Habitat establish Baku Urban Award at WUF13-UPDATED

# 19:55
20 May 2026
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