Katerina Bezgachina, Chief of Communication at UN-Habitat

More than 38,000 participants from 175 countries attend WUF13

# 12:16
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
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, Indira Hajiyeva

Deputy Minister: There is no longer a need to cover the entire planet with concrete for civilized living

# 11:25
21 May 2026
Ramil Iskandarli, Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum,

Ramil Iskandarli: Cities become more people-oriented when civil society organizations are empowered

# 11:19
21 May 2026
Fatma Yıldırım: Active participation in the global agenda shows Azerbaijan is a responsible partner

Fatma Yıldırım: Active participation in the global agenda shows Azerbaijan is a responsible partner

# 10:52
21 May 2026
Deputy Dean of the School of Design and Architecture at ADA University and associate professor at the dABC department of Politecnico di Milano, Nora Lombardini

Nora Lombardini: New construction and historical heritage must be balanced in capital cities

# 10:37
21 May 2026
Associate professor: Excessive technicization of urbanism is a global problem

Associate professor: Excessive technicization of urbanism is a global problem

# 10:35
21 May 2026
Marco Bovati: We cannot endlessly consume land for new buildings

Marco Bovati: We cannot endlessly consume land for new buildings

# 10:28
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
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
Polish representatives visited Lankaran on the sidelines of WUF13

Polish representatives visited Lankaran on the sidelines of WUF13

# 19:40
20 May 2026
Media tour organized for foreign media representatives to some locations in Baku

Media tour organized for foreign media representatives to some locations in Baku

# 19:30
20 May 2026
Azerbaijan and World Bank expand cooperation in energy, transport, and sustainable development

Azerbaijan and World Bank expand cooperation in energy, transport, and sustainable development

# 19:20
20 May 2026
Azerbaijani MP proposes new housing committee within Non-Aligned Movement network

Azerbaijani MP proposes new housing committee within Non-Aligned Movement network

# 17:52
20 May 2026
Department head: Master plans prepared for 8 cities and more than 100 villages

Department head: Master plans prepared for 8 cities and more than 100 villages

# 17:44
20 May 2026
Volodymyr Kreidenko, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Volodymyr Kreidenko: Transparent use of international financial aid is a key responsibility of parliaments

# 17:41
20 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat chief: Baku Call to Action will serve as key roadmap for the next two years

# 17:38
20 May 2026
Expert: Persons with disabilities should be more broadly involved in governance

Expert: Persons with disabilities should be more broadly involved in governance

# 17:00
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
Great Return program aims to ensure return of 700,000 internally displaced persons

Great Return program aims to ensure return of 700,000 internally displaced persons

# 16:25
20 May 2026
Special Rapporteur: Participation of persons with disabilities in decision-making is a legal requirement

Special Rapporteur: Participation of persons with disabilities in decision-making is a legal requirement

# 16:19
20 May 2026
WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Climate change creates additional challenges

WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Climate change creates additional challenges

# 15:19
20 May 2026
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