Rossbach: We must prepare the cities of the future for aging populations

Rossbach: We must prepare the cities of the future for aging populations

# 14:03
20 May 2026
Construction of one landfill and four transfer stations planned in Absheron Waste Basin

Construction of one landfill and four transfer stations planned in Absheron Waste Basin

# 13:44
20 May 2026
Baku plans waste removal project for three lakes

Baku plans waste removal project for three lakes

# 13:41
20 May 2026
UNEP: Cities generate a large share of plastic waste globally

UNEP: Cities generate a large share of plastic waste globally

# 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
Riccardo Savigliano, head of the Energy Systems and Industrial Decarbonization Unit of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

UN representative: 70 percent of infrastructure needed for urban population has not yet been built

# 13:02
20 May 2026
“Yaradan” documentary film presented within WUF13 framework - PHOTO

“Yaradan” documentary film presented within WUF13 framework - PHOTO

# 12:53
20 May 2026
Giorgia Rombelli: Housing and construction sectors are at the center of climate problems

Giorgia Rombelli: Housing and construction sectors are at the center of climate problems

# 12:38
20 May 2026
Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Vugar Karimov

Deputy minister: Only 10% of plastic produced worldwide is recycled

# 12:22
20 May 2026
Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

# 12:18
20 May 2026
Housing Corporation: Major destruction recorded in 70 cities and villages in Lebanon

Housing Corporation: Major destruction recorded in 70 cities and villages in Lebanon

# 11:54
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
Former minister highlights dangers posed by artificial intelligence

Former minister highlights dangers posed by artificial intelligence

# 10:44
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
Haris Piplas: We are studying how to respond to disaster risks and crises with the OECD

Haris Piplas: We are studying how to respond to disaster risks and crises with the OECD

# 10:28
20 May 2026
Expert: Private sector participation alone is not enough to solve housing affordability crisis

Expert: Private sector participation alone is not enough to solve housing affordability crisis

# 10:27
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
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat chief: Azerbaijan co-chairs working group on transformation of informal settlements

# 10:20
20 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
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