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
Gulshan Rzayeva, Deputy Head of the Office of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture and Deputy National Coordinator of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)

Gulshan Rzayeva: Business and Innovation Center is a new initiative for the World Urban Forum

# 11:52
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
US to reduce troops in Europe to 2021 levels, Pentagon says

US to reduce troops in Europe to 2021 levels, Pentagon says

# 08:59
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
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
Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration

Presidential Assistant: We are trying to combine historical heritage with modern urbanization elements in Baku

# 16:10
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
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, Hikmat Hajiyev

Presidential aide: Azerbaijan is the right and appropriate venue to host WUF

# 15:57
19 May 2026
Hikmat Hajiyev: We closely cooperate with NGOs in reconstruction and demining processes

Hikmat Hajiyev: We closely cooperate with NGOs in reconstruction and demining processes

# 15:52
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
Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy

Mikayil Jabbarov: We are applying modern urban planning standards in the liberated territories

# 14:27
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
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 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
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