UN-Habitat: WUF13 can further strengthen Baku’s new urban direction shaped by COP29

UN-Habitat: WUF13 can further strengthen Baku’s new urban direction shaped by COP29

# 15:11
20 May 2026
Leyla Aliyeva, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union

Leyla Aliyeva: A major transformation process is underway in Baku, with the goal of making the city more sustainable by 2040

# 14:49
20 May 2026
Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Luca Di Gianfrancesco

Ambassador: Italy allocated 550 million euros in loans for sports infrastructure projects in 2024

# 14:47
20 May 2026
Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Luca Di Gianfrancesco

Italian ambassador: Sports should be integrated into urban planning and sustainability policies

# 14:45
20 May 2026
EBRD: Construction of “smart buildings” reduces energy consumption

EBRD: Construction of “smart buildings” reduces energy consumption

# 14:43
20 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat: Preserving cultural heritage also means shaping the identity of future cities

# 14:38
20 May 2026
Anar Guliyev: From today, the Baku Urban Award is open to the entire world

Anar Guliyev: From today, the Baku Urban Award is open to the entire world

# 14:34
20 May 2026
Italian expert: Housing crisis cannot be solved through public-private partnership alone

Italian expert: Housing crisis cannot be solved through public-private partnership alone

# 14:29
20 May 2026
Former President of Costa Rica, member of the International Olympic Committee, and Permanent Observer to the UN Laura Chinchilla

Former Costa Rican president: Sports contribute to the inclusive development of cities

# 14:09
20 May 2026
Rizvan Nabiyev: International media coverage of reconstruction in Karabakh and East Zangazur has strengthened global attention

Rizvan Nabiyev: International media coverage of reconstruction in Karabakh and East Zangazur has strengthened global attention

# 13:49
20 May 2026
Gabil Abbasoglu, chairman of the Media Development Center Public Union and Honored Journalist of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Gabil Abbasoglu: Media strengthens public responsibility on sustainable urban development and climate resilience

# 13:46
20 May 2026
Deputy Mayor of Almaty, Nurlan Abdirakhim

Almaty deputy mayor: We are environmentally upgrading public transport

# 13:18
20 May 2026
Almaty Deputy Mayor signs Declaration of Intent to establish SPECA Climate Smart Cities Forum

Almaty Deputy Mayor signs Declaration of Intent to establish SPECA Climate Smart Cities Forum

# 13:07
20 May 2026
Member of Parliament Nigar Arpadarai

Nigar Arpadarai: Reconstruction in liberated territories creates opportunities to apply sustainability principles

# 13:03
20 May 2026
Dmitry Mariasin, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Deputy Executive Secretary: Cities in the SPECA region face similar challenges

# 13:00
20 May 2026
“Yaradan” documentary film presented within WUF13 framework - PHOTO

“Yaradan” documentary film presented within WUF13 framework - PHOTO

# 12:53
20 May 2026
Samad Bashirli, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy

Samad Bashirli: Urban population in Central and Western Asia has increased by 35-45% over the past decade

# 12:48
20 May 2026
Ramil Jahangirov, head of the department of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

Department Head: Reconstruction in liberated territories is being carried out based on modern urban planning

# 12:47
20 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and National Coordinator for WUF13

Committee chairman: Expanding access to housing cannot be considered separately from quality urban planning issues

# 12:42
20 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and National Coordinator for WUF13

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is the first platform dedicated to intercity cooperation for the SPECA region

# 12:37
20 May 2026
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
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
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
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