Chairperson of the Board of the NGO Agency Aygun Aliyeva

NGO Forum becomes part of official WUF program for first time in history

# 16:30
19 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov

Minister: Azerbaijan to host first meeting of D-8 energy ministers in two weeks

# 16:22
19 May 2026
Deputy Foreign Minister of Guinea-Bissau Fatumata Jau

Deputy Minister: For Guinea-Bissau, climate change is now an issue of governance and stability, not just ecology

# 13:47
19 May 2026
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Elshad Iskandarov

Foreign Ministry: Baku initiative has gained support from more than 300 organizations

# 13:13
19 May 2026
Dimitris Avramopoulos

Former EU commissioner: Half of the world’s population lives in cities, and this figure is steadily increasing

# 13:09
19 May 2026
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Elshad Iskandarov

Elshad Iskandarov: Climate change and conflicts create new risks for urban development

# 13:03
19 May 2026
Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Jabrayil Khanlarov

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan's Emergency Ministry supports large-scale early warning system initiatives

# 13:03
19 May 2026
Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (ADSEA) Khayyam Mammadov

ADSEA: If Azerbaijan previously experienced 10–20 floods annually, this figure has now increased several times

# 12:39
19 May 2026
Gulshan Rzayeva, Deputy Head of the Office of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

Karabakh reconstruction experience presented at WUF13 as a model for post-conflict countries

# 12:37
19 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Mukhtar Babayev

Mukhtar Babayev: The number of droughts and extremely hot days has increased sixfold

# 12:28
19 May 2026
Hijran Huseynova, Chairperson of the Family, Women and Children Affairs Committee of the Milli Majlis

Hijran Huseynova: Parliament responds promptly to challenges on sustainable urban development

# 12:25
19 May 2026
Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

Umayra Taghiyeva: Azerbaijan has made serious investments in the modernization of the meteorological system

# 12:08
19 May 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

UN High Commissioner: Housing should not be turned into a commercial instrument

# 10:47
19 May 2026
Joshua Fortedur, representative of the Youth Advisory Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

UN-Habitat representative: Young people will become the main pillar of communities

# 09:30
19 May 2026
COP31 President visits “Urban Expo” exhibition within framework of WUF13

COP31 President visits “Urban Expo” exhibition within framework of WUF13

# 17:43
18 May 2026
Mohamed Younis al-Menfi, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya

President of Libya's Presidential Council: Resolving urban problems requires strengthening international partnership

# 16:47
18 May 2026
Türkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum

Turkish Minister: WUF13 held in Azerbaijan has been organized at a high level

# 16:43
18 May 2026
King Mswati III of Eswatini

King Mswati III: No country can solve housing security challenges alone

# 16:17
18 May 2026
Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova

Iliana Iotova: “The Baku Call to Action” should be remembered for the homes built thanks to it, not for speeches

# 16:06
18 May 2026
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov

Sadyr Japarov outlines proposals regarding cities in mountainous areas

# 15:48
18 May 2026
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Mirziyoyev proposes holding WUF15 in Uzbekistan in 2030

# 15:25
18 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture and National Coordinator of WUF13

Anar Guliyev: WUF13’s first two days showed very different weather conditions, this is a result of climate change

# 10:06
18 May 2026
Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Tomas Taraba

Slovak Deputy PM: We have excellent relations with Azerbaijan

# 18:05
17 May 2026
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier

UN assistant secretary-general: Youth must participate in urban planning decisions

# 15:40
17 May 2026
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