WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Climate change creates additional challenges

WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Climate change creates additional challenges

# 15:19
20 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat: Preserving cultural heritage also means shaping the identity of future cities

# 14:38
20 May 2026
Event on urban resilience and media held at WUF13-PHOTO

Event on urban resilience and media held at WUF13-PHOTO

# 14:23
20 May 2026
Former President of Costa Rica, member of the International Olympic Committee, and Permanent Observer to the UN Laura Chinchilla

Former Costa Rican president: Sports contribute to the inclusive development of cities

# 14:09
20 May 2026
Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)

OTS Secretary General: Azerbaijan’s chairmanship made the OTS a stronger and more coordinated organization - INTERVIEW

# 14:08
20 May 2026
Executive director: Regional sustainable energy centers can help address existing gaps

Executive director: Regional sustainable energy centers can help address existing gaps

# 13:23
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
Samad Bashirli, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy

Samad Bashirli: Urban population in Central and Western Asia has increased by 35-45% over the past decade

# 12:48
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

Committee chairman: Expanding access to housing cannot be considered separately from quality urban planning issues

# 12:42
20 May 2026
Vahid Hajiyev, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts

Special representative: Numerous measures envisaged to ensure sustainable return of former internally displaced persons

# 11:43
20 May 2026
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome

Kenyan minister: World Bank financing alone does not solve slum problem

# 11:18
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
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
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
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
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
UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach

World Cities Report presented at WUF13

# 16:42
19 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov

Minister: Azerbaijan to host first meeting of D-8 energy ministers in two weeks

# 16:22
19 May 2026
WUF13 discusses housing crisis and injustices caused by colonial governance - PHOTO

WUF13 discusses housing crisis and injustices caused by colonial governance - PHOTO

# 14:09
19 May 2026
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Elshad Iskandarov

Foreign Ministry: Baku initiative has gained support from more than 300 organizations

# 13:13
19 May 2026
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Elshad Iskandarov

Elshad Iskandarov: Climate change and conflicts create new risks for urban development

# 13:03
19 May 2026
Hijran Huseynova, Chairperson of the Family, Women and Children Affairs Committee of the Milli Majlis

Hijran Huseynova: Parliament responds promptly to challenges on sustainable urban development

# 12:25
19 May 2026
Jeffrey Sachs, President of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

President: Africa will not remain an agriculture-based continent after 25 years

# 11:17
19 May 2026
Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

SDSN: Elimination of slums and improvement of the urban environment are key priorities

# 10:52
19 May 2026
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