Rafael Hajibayli, Chairman of the National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA)

NAYORA chairman: Youth should actively participate in monitoring urban planning priorities

# 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
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is progressing toward its goals

# 14:20
21 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat Executive Director: It is important to create shared content aligned with the future of cities

# 13:46
21 May 2026
First Deputy Finance Minister Anar Karimov

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan’s housing finance model is based on social inclusivity

# 13:06
21 May 2026
Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Small and Medium Business (SMB) Development Agency of Azerbaijan

Orkhan Mammadov: Azerbaijan demonstrates commitment to building an environmentally sustainable urban environment

# 13:01
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
Executive director: Approximately one billion people in Africa will live in cities

Executive director: Approximately one billion people in Africa will live in cities

# 11:50
21 May 2026
Ali Al-Ahmad, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing

Saudi official: We are no longer negotiating prices for 1,000 homes, but for 1 million homes

# 11:05
21 May 2026
New approaches to housing finance discussed at WUF13

New approaches to housing finance discussed at WUF13

# 09:44
21 May 2026
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Azerbaijan, Hossam El-Din Effat Mustafa Reda

Egyptian Ambassador: I am sure Azerbaijan’s ideas in WUF13 will be very well deliberated - INTERVIEW

# 22:43
20 May 2026
First official meeting of Global South Youth Platform adopts several decisions

First official meeting of Global South Youth Platform adopts several decisions

# 18:10
20 May 2026
Prospects for development of economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Oman discussed

Prospects for development of economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Oman discussed

# 16:57
20 May 2026
D-8 Secretary General: WUF-13 was organized at a high level

D-8 Secretary General: WUF-13 was organized at a high level

# 16:41
20 May 2026
UN-Habitat: Role of parliaments is crucial for solving the housing crisis

UN-Habitat: Role of parliaments is crucial for solving the housing crisis

# 16:01
20 May 2026
Council chairman: Although Azerbaijan is rich in energy resources, its fresh water resources are limited

Council chairman: Although Azerbaijan is rich in energy resources, its fresh water resources are limited

# 15:02
20 May 2026
Event on urban resilience and media held at WUF13-PHOTO

Event on urban resilience and media held at WUF13-PHOTO

# 14:23
20 May 2026
Kecia Rust, Executive Director of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF)

CAHF executive director: Some African countries lack accurate statistics on mortgage loans

# 14:20
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
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
Vahid Hajiyev, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan districts

Special Representative highlights Azerbaijan’s post-conflict reconstruction experience at WUF13

# 11:59
20 May 2026
Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) Dima Al-Khatib

Dima Al-Khatib: Global South NGO platform is extremely important

# 11:57
20 May 2026
Haris Piplas: We are studying how to respond to disaster risks and crises with the OECD

Haris Piplas: We are studying how to respond to disaster risks and crises with the OECD

# 10:28
20 May 2026
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