Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Tomas Taraba

Slovak Minister: Water policy should be one of the main topics of international relations

# 18:01
17 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Farhad Hajiyev

Deputy minister: Nine new cities and hundreds of settlements are being built in Karabakh

# 15:46
17 May 2026
Patrick Canagasingham, Director of the Regional Programmes Division at UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat official: Youth must have real influence in shaping urban development policy

# 15:39
17 May 2026
Jonathan Some, member of the UN-Habitat Youth Advisory Board and Executive Director of “Young Africans for Sustainable Africa”

UN-Habitat: By 2050, most of the world’s population will be young people living in cities

# 14:41
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat: Housing policy must be developed with women’s needs in mind

# 13:53
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Governance model in Azerbaijan helps ensure sustainable development

# 13:52
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Committee chairman: Azerbaijan invests in education, leadership and professional development programs

# 13:50
17 May 2026
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

# 13:17
17 May 2026
Saudi representative: Our country has embarked on an unprecedented urban transformation

Saudi representative: Our country has embarked on an unprecedented urban transformation

# 13:15
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
Clara Brugada, Head of Government of Mexico City

Mexico City mayor: WUF13 is a strategic platform for shaping humanity’s urban future together

# 12:40
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
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Women’s participation in inclusive projects is among key priorities

# 12:15
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

# 12:14
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

# 11:57
17 May 2026
Canadian official: Urban challenges are outpacing governments’ ability to respond

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

# 11:44
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Azerbaijan invests $14.7 billion in Karabakh and East Zangezur reconstruction projects

# 10:42
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Azerbaijan updates master plans for 68 of 79 cities, preparations underway for remaining 11 cities

# 10:40
17 May 2026
Malaysia’s Minister of Housing and Local Government and President of the Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Nga Kor Ming

Malaysia plans to build 1 million affordable homes over next decade, minister says at WUF13

# 10:32
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

# 10:23
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
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
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