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
Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

# 12:18
20 May 2026
Vahid Hajiyev, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan districts

Special Representative highlights Azerbaijan’s post-conflict reconstruction experience at WUF13

# 11:59
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
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
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
Brian Ngigi, Climate Change Advocate

Kenyan delegate: Young people continue the fight against inequality

# 11:38
20 May 2026
Momo Marline Mylene, a representative from French Guiana and head of the media organization “Kwakproduction”

French Guiana representative: Inequalities inherited from colonialism still persist today

# 11:20
20 May 2026
Agency official: Georgia had 300,000 internally displaced persons, and support for them continues today

Agency official: Georgia had 300,000 internally displaced persons, and support for them continues today

# 11:10
20 May 2026
Center director: We live according to a special electricity supply schedule in Ukraine

Center director: We live according to a special electricity supply schedule in Ukraine

# 11:03
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
Marie Huchzermeyer, Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa

Professor: Transformation of informal settlements requires deep public participation

# 10:33
20 May 2026
Marie Huchzermeyer, professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa

South African scholar: Informal settlements have become an integral part of modern cities

# 10:25
20 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov

Minister: Amnesty for illegal constructions may create new risks

# 10:16
20 May 2026
Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy

Mikayil Jabbarov: Great Return significantly reduces pressure on housing provision

# 10:09
20 May 2026
Azerbaijan and Kenya sign memorandum within WUF13

Azerbaijan and Kenya sign memorandum within WUF13

# 09:51
20 May 2026
ESCAP: Systemic reforms are essential for urban resilience in the Asia-Pacific region

ESCAP: Systemic reforms are essential for urban resilience in the Asia-Pacific region

# 08:45
20 May 2026
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev awarded honorary doctorate of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture

# 18:59
19 May 2026
Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States Kubanychbek Omuraliev

OTS secretary-general: Our cities in Karabakh are being restored rapidly, member states also involved in process

# 18:51
19 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
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

WUF13 to conclude with “Baku Call to Action,” future priorities to be outlined

# 18:24
19 May 2026
WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

# 18:02
19 May 2026
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