Henk Ovink, Executive Director and founding Commissioner for the Global Commission on the Economics of Water

Commissioner: WUF13 is an important platform for bringing island states’ problems to the global agenda

# 14:42
21 May 2026
Jingmin Huang, Director for ADB's Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB: Traditional financing models do not work in island states

# 14:38
21 May 2026
Patricia Scotland, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and member of the UK House of Lords

Patricia Scotland: A highly practical approach is needed for implementing goals

# 14:33
21 May 2026
Vice rector: Compatibility between IDPs’ skills and job opportunities must be ensured

Vice rector: Compatibility between IDPs’ skills and job opportunities must be ensured

# 14:29
21 May 2026
Ukrainian representative: Our country has become a testing ground for reconstruction during wartime

Ukrainian representative: Our country has become a testing ground for reconstruction during wartime

# 14:26
21 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is progressing toward its goals

# 14:20
21 May 2026
Abdulla Muththalib, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Maldives

Minister: Tourist flow to the Maldives declined due to the Middle East crisis

# 14:15
21 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Rossbach: WUF13 creates opportunities for stronger action

# 14:09
21 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Committee chairman: Housing provision is not merely a social issue

# 14:06
21 May 2026
Abdulla Muththalib, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Maldives

Maldives seeks urgent international assistance to adapt to climate change

# 13:56
21 May 2026
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Housing and Urbanization, Kobby Bomareo

Minister: Pacific islands are facing climate risks

# 13:56
21 May 2026
ISOCARP representative: There is a serious shortage of qualified urban planning professionals worldwide

ISOCARP representative: There is a serious shortage of qualified urban planning professionals worldwide

# 13:53
21 May 2026
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier

UN official: Millions of young people are affected by inadequate housing shortages

# 13:51
21 May 2026
Video reflecting calls of island states screened at WUF13 - VIDEO

Video reflecting calls of island states screened at WUF13 - VIDEO

# 13:47
21 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat Executive Director: It is important to create shared content aligned with the future of cities

# 13:46
21 May 2026
Bahar Muradova, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs

Bahar Muradova: Urban planning policy should be based on a child rights approach

# 13:39
21 May 2026
Euronews highlights Azerbaijan’s tea and jam traditions on International Tea Day - VIDEO

Euronews highlights Azerbaijan’s tea and jam traditions on International Tea Day - VIDEO

# 13:39
21 May 2026
Kazuko Ishigaki, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

UN representative: Urbanization in small island states further increases climate risks

# 13:35
21 May 2026
Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov

Farid Gayibov: The success of sustainable urban development depends on solidarity

# 13:30
21 May 2026
UN-Habitat Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Kazuko Ishigaki

UN-Habitat: Small island states are on the front line of the climate crisis

# 13:28
21 May 2026
Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, head of the public relations department of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC

Baku–Tbilisi trains to feature restaurant, multimedia and shower cabins

# 13:24
21 May 2026
Dunja Kovari: Zangilan’s Master Plan is being developed in line with climate conditions

Dunja Kovari: Zangilan’s Master Plan is being developed in line with climate conditions

# 13:15
21 May 2026
UN-Habitat: Long-term mechanisms should be created for young people to identify problems

UN-Habitat: Long-term mechanisms should be created for young people to identify problems

# 13:13
21 May 2026
First Deputy Finance Minister Anar Karimov

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan’s housing finance model is based on social inclusivity

# 13:06
21 May 2026
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