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
Asian Development Bank: We must strive to create small “green spaces” in cities

Asian Development Bank: We must strive to create small “green spaces” in cities

# 11:10
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
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
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
Hasan Suver, Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Türkiye

Deputy Minister: We aim to make COP31 a summit delivering practical results

# 18:14
19 May 2026
Aydin Karimov, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Shusha district

Karabakh and East Zangazur population exceeds 80,000 amid reconstruction efforts

# 18:07
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
UN-Habitat: By 2050, 70% of world population will live in cities

UN-Habitat: By 2050, 70% of world population will live in cities

# 18:01
19 May 2026
Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Kubanychbek Omuraliev

OTS Secretary General: We have reached an agreement on a new cooperation plan with UN-Habitat

# 17:58
19 May 2026
Maria del Rocio Lombrera Gonzalez, Chief Coordinator for International Relations of the Mexico City Government

WUF14 scheduled to take place in Mexico City in 2028

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

Anar Guliyev: Urbanization is not a new concept for us, it is part of our identity

# 17:49
19 May 2026
Lyn O’Grady, Deputy Head of the Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

EBRD: Cities should reduce investment risks to meet housing demand

# 17:39
19 May 2026
Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

UN-Habitat Executive Director: We will renew the urban agenda in New York

# 17:15
19 May 2026
Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigerian official: Future of humanity is increasingly connected with cities

# 16:56
19 May 2026
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