Katerina Bezgachina, Chief of Communication at UN-Habitat

More than 38,000 participants from 175 countries attend WUF13

# 12:16
21 May 2026
Head of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Baku under the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, Riyad Gasimov

Baku’s Master Plan prioritizes easing traffic congestion

# 11:51
21 May 2026
Vahid Hajiyev: Our goal is to create safe communities where displaced persons can return with confidence

Vahid Hajiyev: Our goal is to create safe communities where displaced persons can return with confidence

# 17:22
20 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat: Preserving cultural heritage also means shaping the identity of future cities

# 14:38
20 May 2026
Elisabet Cirici, Director General for Territorial Planning, Urban Development and Architecture of the Government of Catalonia of the Kingdom of Spain

Government of Catalonia: Everyone bears responsibility during the transformation of a city

# 14:28
20 May 2026
Inti Munoz, Housing Minister of Mexico City

Mexican minister: Urban regeneration should not lead to undesirable consequences

# 14:11
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
Adib Benbrahim, State Secretary at the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy of the Kingdom of Morocco

Moroccan official: The main goal is to protect residents and keep them at the center of urban life

# 14:07
20 May 2026
Ismail Serageldin, founder of the Library of Alexandria, former vice president of the World Bank, and cultural expert

Ismail Serageldin: One of the most important issues is minimizing the displacement of local populations

# 14:01
20 May 2026
Rizvan Nabiyev: International media coverage of reconstruction in Karabakh and East Zangazur has strengthened global attention

Rizvan Nabiyev: International media coverage of reconstruction in Karabakh and East Zangazur has strengthened global attention

# 13:49
20 May 2026
Samad Bashirli, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy

Samad Bashirli: Urban population in Central and Western Asia has increased by 35-45% over the past decade

# 12:48
20 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
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
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
Aydin Karimov, Special Representative of the President in the Shusha district

Aydin Karimov: 27 historical monuments restored in Shusha, conservation of 15 to begin

# 10:18
19 May 2026
Zhang Guoqing, Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Vice Premier of the State Council of China

Xi Jinping’s special representative: Main goal of urban development is to ensure sustainable living

# 16:42
18 May 2026
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov

Sadyr Japarov outlines proposals regarding cities in mountainous areas

# 15:48
18 May 2026
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Olzhas Suleimenov on 90th anniversary

# 14:06
17 May 2026
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Gholamreza Kazemian Shirvan

Iranian deputy minister: Government to begin preparing reconstruction plan, Azerbaijan’s experience will also be studied - PHOTO

# 14:03
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Governance model in Azerbaijan helps ensure sustainable development

# 13:52
17 May 2026
WUF13 starts in Baku

WUF13 starts in Baku

# 00:00
17 May 2026
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

President Ilham Aliyev attends OTS Informal Summit in Turkistan - UPDATED - 1

# 15:59
15 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev and participants of OTS Informal Summit attend groundbreaking ceremony of Turkic Civilization Center

President Ilham Aliyev and participants of OTS Informal Summit attend groundbreaking ceremony of Turkic Civilization Center

# 15:49
15 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev and other participants of OTS informal summit tour cultural sites in Turkistan

President Ilham Aliyev and other participants of OTS informal summit tour cultural sites in Turkistan

# 14:32
15 May 2026
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