President Ilham Aliyev received Chairman of State Committee for Construction of City of Arkadag of Turkmenistan - UPDATED

President Ilham Aliyev received Chairman of State Committee for Construction of City of Arkadag of Turkmenistan - UPDATED

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17 May 2026
Bahrain’s Minister of Housing and Urban Planning Amna Al-Rumaihi

Bahraini minister: Residential areas were also targeted during recent attacks

# 13:11
17 May 2026
Povilas Poderskis, Head of Office at Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment

Lithuanian deputy minister: We welcome Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction

# 12:36
17 May 2026
Alexis Gisaro, Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congolese minister: 83% of households in Kinshasa lack land ownership documents

# 12:33
17 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev received Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Province - UPDATED

President Ilham Aliyev received Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab Province - UPDATED

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17 May 2026
Shiomi Hideyuki, Deputy for International Affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Japanese official: Building disaster-resilient cities is a top priority

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17 May 2026
China’s Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong

Chinese minister: Future of cities depends on joint efforts of countries worldwide

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17 May 2026
Canadian official: Urban challenges are outpacing governments’ ability to respond

Canadian official: Urban challenges are outpacing governments’ ability to respond

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17 May 2026
Kenyan representative: WUF13 agenda provides timely opportunity to identify challenges

Kenyan representative: WUF13 agenda provides timely opportunity to identify challenges

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17 May 2026
Czech Minister for Regional Development Zuzana Mrazova

Czech minister: Housing affordability, infrastructure needs and regional disparities are key challenges

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17 May 2026
Mexican representative: We thank Azerbaijan for organizing WUF13 at a high level

Mexican representative: We thank Azerbaijan for organizing WUF13 at a high level

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17 May 2026
Share of renewable energy in Azerbaijan’s overall energy balance to be increased

Share of renewable energy in Azerbaijan’s overall energy balance to be increased

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17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Special presentations on reconstruction work in Karabakh and East Zangezur to be held within WUF13 framework

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17 May 2026
Poland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Krzysztof Szczerski

Poland’s UN envoy: Discussions in Baku are extremely important

# 10:18
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat chief: Focusing on housing at WUF13 is critically important

# 10:05
17 May 2026
Guy Ryder, representative of the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General for Policy

Guy Ryder: Next 10 years will be decisive for implementation of New Urban Agenda

# 09:56
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Hosting WUF13 in Baku is both a great honor and a serious responsibility for Azerbaijan

# 09:35
17 May 2026
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Adviser on Sustainable Urbanization to the Malaysian government

Maimunah Mohd Sharif: Comprehensive discussions will be held in Baku over five days

# 09:32
17 May 2026
Malaysia’s Minister of Housing and Local Government and current President of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly, Nga Kor Ming

UN-Habitat Assembly president: Azerbaijan successfully hosts major global event like WUF13

# 09:21
17 May 2026
WUF13 starts in Baku

WUF13 starts in Baku

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17 May 2026
Briefing held on high-level participation and official visits during WUF13

Briefing held on high-level participation and official visits during WUF13

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16 May 2026
Gwi-Yeop Son, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, United Nations Development Coordination Office (UN DCO)

UN regional director: Azerbaijan has played active role in advancing international dialogue through hosting COP29 and WUF13 - INTERVIEW

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16 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev receives UN-Habitat Executive Director

President Ilham Aliyev receives UN-Habitat Executive Director

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16 May 2026
 Deputy Head of the Main Operations Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Agali Huseynov

Headquarters and working groups consisting of senior MES officials established in connection with WUF13

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16 May 2026
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