Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Tomáš Taraba

Slovak Deputy PM: Baku is a suitable venue for discussing the future of sustainable cities

# 17:02
18 May 2026
King Mswati III of Eswatini

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

# 16:17
18 May 2026
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze

PM: Georgia is establishing new settlements for internally displaced persons

# 15:59
18 May 2026
President of the UN-Habitat Assembly from Malaysia, Nga Kor Ming

Nga Kor Ming: Baku has become a symbol of modern development and the future

# 13:48
18 May 2026
Iran’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mojtaba Demirchilou

Iranian ambassador: WUF13 will give new impetus to our cooperation with Azerbaijan

# 12:42
18 May 2026
Deputy Director General of the Saudi Program for Yemen’s Development and Reconstruction Hassan Al-Attas

Hassan Al-Attas: Housing construction projects in Azerbaijan are attracting attention

# 11:59
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
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat: Main goal is to develop projects to combat housing crisis

# 10:25
18 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat chief: Baku has become one of the main platforms for global sustainable urban dialogue

# 09:40
18 May 2026
First day of WUF13 marked by flag raising ceremony and Assembly sessions

First day of WUF13 marked by flag raising ceremony and Assembly sessions

# 09:24
18 May 2026
Omer Bulut: Housing policy is at the center of social justice and sustainable development

Omer Bulut: Housing policy is at the center of social justice and sustainable development

# 16:39
17 May 2026
Patrick Canagasingham, Director of the Regional Programmes Division at UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat official: Youth must have real influence in shaping urban development policy

# 15:39
17 May 2026
Deputy National Coordinator of WUF13 Gulshan Rzayeva

WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Housing is one of the main directions of social policy in Azerbaijan

# 15:22
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat Executive Director: Land and housing cannot be viewed solely as commercial commodities

# 15:08
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Committee chairman: Azerbaijan invests in education, leadership and professional development programs

# 13:50
17 May 2026
Saudi representative: Our country has embarked on an unprecedented urban transformation

Saudi representative: Our country has embarked on an unprecedented urban transformation

# 13:15
17 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev met with delegation led by President of Kenya - UPDATED

President Ilham Aliyev met with delegation led by President of Kenya - UPDATED

# 13:13
17 May 2026
Kuldip Narayan, Secretary at India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Indian official: Implementation of global commitments requires collective action

# 12:42
17 May 2026
Alexis Gisaro, Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese minister: 83% of households in Kinshasa lack land ownership documents

# 12:33
17 May 2026
Angola’s Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing Carlos Alberto dos Santos

Minister: Angola expanding housing programs for sustainable urban development

# 12:03
17 May 2026
China’s Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong

Chinese minister: Future of cities depends on joint efforts of countries worldwide

# 11:57
17 May 2026
Malaysia’s Minister of Housing and Local Government and President of the Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Nga Kor Ming

Malaysia plans to build 1 million affordable homes over next decade, minister says at WUF13

# 10:32
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat chief: Focusing on housing at WUF13 is critically important

# 10:05
17 May 2026
WUF13 starts in Baku

WUF13 starts in Baku

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17 May 2026
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