UN official: Return of more than 5 million refugees from Iran has further worsened situation in Afghanistan

UN official: Return of more than 5 million refugees from Iran has further worsened situation in Afghanistan

# 12:45
20 May 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping

China and Russia to improve military cooperation mechanisms

# 12:28
20 May 2026
Ismail Serageldin, Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center

Ismail Serageldin: Azerbaijan makes a serious contribution to plastic recycling and projects implemented in this direction

# 12:21
20 May 2026
US President's Special Representative Steve Whitkoff

Kremlin announces visit of Trump’s special envoy to Russia

# 11:55
20 May 2026
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Russian President

Kremlin: Putin and Xi Jinping to discuss Ukraine, Iran and US relations

# 11:48
20 May 2026
Brian Ngigi, Climate Change Advocate

Kenyan delegate: Young people continue the fight against inequality

# 11:38
20 May 2026
Regional director: We are all working toward the development of better cities to live in

Regional director: We are all working toward the development of better cities to live in

# 11:27
20 May 2026
Momo Marline Mylene, a representative from French Guiana and head of the media organization “Kwakproduction”

French Guiana representative: Inequalities inherited from colonialism still persist today

# 11:20
20 May 2026
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome

Kenyan minister: World Bank financing alone does not solve slum problem

# 11:18
20 May 2026
Center director: We live according to a special electricity supply schedule in Ukraine

Center director: We live according to a special electricity supply schedule in Ukraine

# 11:03
20 May 2026
Somsook Boonyabancha, Chairperson to the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) of Thailand

Thai expert: Communities must be placed at the center of solving housing problems

# 10:48
20 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Rossbach: Urbanization is displacing nature, agriculture, and food security

# 10:39
20 May 2026
Marie Huchzermeyer, Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa

Professor: Transformation of informal settlements requires deep public participation

# 10:33
20 May 2026
Expert: Private sector participation alone is not enough to solve housing affordability crisis

Expert: Private sector participation alone is not enough to solve housing affordability crisis

# 10:27
20 May 2026
Transformation of informal settlements discussed at WUF13

Transformation of informal settlements discussed at WUF13

# 09:49
20 May 2026
AYNA: Nearly 70,000 passengers transported within WUF13 framework

AYNA: Nearly 70,000 passengers transported within WUF13 framework

# 09:24
20 May 2026
Israel says latest Gaza-bound flotilla has ‘come to an end,’ 430 activists being transferred to Israel

Israel says latest Gaza-bound flotilla has ‘come to an end,’ 430 activists being transferred to Israel

# 03:15
20 May 2026
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President

Erdogan and von der Leyen discuss Türkiye-EU ties, regional tensions in phone call

# 23:55
19 May 2026
Putin visits Beijing for two-day period

Putin visits Beijing for two-day period

# 20:20
19 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
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

WUF13 to conclude with “Baku Call to Action,” future priorities to be outlined

# 18:24
19 May 2026
Azerbaijan, Sudan sign agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders

Azerbaijan, Sudan sign agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders

# 18:17
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
WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

# 18:02
19 May 2026
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