Deputy Minister: Azerbaijan works on a low-emission development strategy

Deputy Minister: Azerbaijan works on a low-emission development strategy

# 11:52
20 May 2026
Director General: Nature-based solutions have long existed as a concept

Director General: Nature-based solutions have long existed as a concept

# 11:42
20 May 2026
Asian Development Bank: We must strive to create small “green spaces” in cities

Asian Development Bank: We must strive to create small “green spaces” in cities

# 11:10
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
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
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
UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach

World Cities Report presented at WUF13

# 16:42
19 May 2026
UN official: Azerbaijan contributes to cooperation with the Global South

UN official: Azerbaijan contributes to cooperation with the Global South

# 16:32
19 May 2026
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Advisor on Sustainable Urbanization to the Government of Malaysia

Maimunah Mohd Sharif: NGOs play the role of a key bridge in decision-making

# 16:16
19 May 2026
Fuad Karimli, Secretary General of the Global South NGO Platform

Secretary General: NGOs from the Global South view Baku as a new strategic center

# 15:24
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: There is no second country rebuilding more than 300 villages and settlements with its own resources like Azerbaijan

# 14:50
19 May 2026
Somali ambassador: Well-planned settlements can reduce tensions

Somali ambassador: Well-planned settlements can reduce tensions

# 14:38
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat division director: Housing provision should stand at the center of global coalitions

UN-Habitat division director: Housing provision should stand at the center of global coalitions

# 14:34
19 May 2026
WUF13 discusses housing crisis and injustices caused by colonial governance - PHOTO

WUF13 discusses housing crisis and injustices caused by colonial governance - PHOTO

# 14:09
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
UN-Habitat employee Matthijs van Oostrum

UN-Habitat official: Countries implement national housing policies in different ways

# 13:33
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat project management specialist Haesung Ahn

UN-Habitat specialist: Housing issues have become one of the most important topics on urban agendas

# 13:19
19 May 2026
ziza Akmouch, Head of the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

OECD official: Currently, nearly 1 billion people do not have official housing registration

# 12:39
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat Executive Director: 50 percent of Africans live in urban areas

UN-Habitat Executive Director: 50 percent of Africans live in urban areas

# 11:52
19 May 2026
Rossbach: Housing policy plays an important role in restoring economic stability

Rossbach: Housing policy plays an important role in restoring economic stability

# 11:31
19 May 2026
UN-Habitat goodwill ambassador: 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030

UN-Habitat goodwill ambassador: 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030

# 11:20
19 May 2026
Margarita Greene, professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Professor: One of the main factors deepening the housing crisis is the change in family structures

# 11:05
19 May 2026
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