UN official: Creating accessible living environments for all societies must be a priority

UN official: Creating accessible living environments for all societies must be a priority

# 10:03
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
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Committee chairman: 65% of cities in Azerbaijan managed under 20-year master plans

# 18:32
19 May 2026
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Construction, Rakhymzhan Isakulov

Kazakh official: Long-term approach to urban development is essential

# 18:22
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
Maria del Rocio Lombrera Gonzalez, Chief Coordinator for International Relations of the Mexico City Government

WUF14 scheduled to take place in Mexico City in 2028

# 17:56
19 May 2026
Mayor of Quilmes, Argentina, Mayra Mendoza

Mayra Mendoza: More than 30% of Latin America’s urban population lives in inadequate housing conditions

# 17:06
19 May 2026
Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigerian official: Future of humanity is increasingly connected with cities

# 16:56
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
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Musadik Masood Malik

Pakistan minister: Electricity now forms the basis of economic growth

# 16:46
19 May 2026
Eldar Azizov: Cable cars and tram lines are planned to be created in Baku in the near future

Eldar Azizov: Cable cars and tram lines are planned to be created in Baku in the near future

# 16:31
19 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, National Coordinator of WUF13 Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Transition to green construction is not only an environmental necessity, but also an important economic opportunity

# 16:08
19 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev received Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia

President Ilham Aliyev received Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia

# 15:08
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
Presidential Assistant: The South Caucasus should no longer be a place of war and confrontation

Presidential Assistant: The South Caucasus should no longer be a place of war and confrontation

# 14:08
19 May 2026
Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration

Hikmat Hajiyev: Safe return of 86,000 Azerbaijanis to Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur has been ensured

# 14:00
19 May 2026
Matuil Haq Khalis, Director General of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)

Afghan official: WUF13 creates a good opportunity to become familiar with various projects

# 13:51
19 May 2026
Deputy Foreign Minister of Guinea-Bissau Fatumata Jau

Deputy Minister: For Guinea-Bissau, climate change is now an issue of governance and stability, not just ecology

# 13:47
19 May 2026
Dimitris Avramopoulos

Former EU commissioner: Half of the world’s population lives in cities, and this figure is steadily increasing

# 13:09
19 May 2026
Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Jabrayil Khanlarov

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan's Emergency Ministry supports large-scale early warning system initiatives

# 13:03
19 May 2026
Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (ADSEA) Khayyam Mammadov

ADSEA: If Azerbaijan previously experienced 10–20 floods annually, this figure has now increased several times

# 12:39
19 May 2026
Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

Umayra Taghiyeva: Azerbaijan has made serious investments in the modernization of the meteorological system

# 12:08
19 May 2026
Santosh Kumar Rungta, President of the World Blind Union

World Blind Union President: Needs of persons with disabilities were taken into account at WUF13

# 11:57
19 May 2026
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