Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat Executive Director: We have gathered in Baku in a spirit of resilience

# 13:46
18 May 2026
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev: Not only Baku, many ancient cities of Azerbaijan can be proud of their architecture

# 13:28
18 May 2026
Cheri Reddin, Director General for Intergovernmental and External Partnerships for Housing and Homelessness at Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada

Canadian official: WUF13 helps countries address housing and homelessness issues

# 12:13
18 May 2026
Head of Department at the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture Ramil Jahangirov

Committee: Baku city master plan is one of the main discussion topics at WUF13

# 11:39
18 May 2026
Global South NGO Platform pavilion dedicated to improper management of water resources

Global South NGO Platform pavilion dedicated to improper management of water resources

# 11:14
18 May 2026
Turkish rock musician and philanthropist Haluk Levent

Haluk Levent: WUF13 is an important platform for youth and children’s voices to be heard globally

# 10:25
18 May 2026
 Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture and WUF13 National Coordinator Anar Guliyev

National Coordinator: WUF13 has already created new opportunities for the region

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

UN official: We must approach urban expansion carefully

# 10:11
18 May 2026
Committee chairman: WUF13 is an expression of international community’s trust in Azerbaijan

Committee chairman: WUF13 is an expression of international community’s trust in Azerbaijan

# 09:51
18 May 2026
Headline: Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is a global expansion of the national dialogues we have built in recent years

Headline: Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is a global expansion of the national dialogues we have built in recent years

# 09:46
18 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Committee chairman: Housing issues must remain at the center of our urban policies and political commitments

# 18:20
17 May 2026
Omer Bulut: Housing policy is at the center of social justice and sustainable development

Omer Bulut: Housing policy is at the center of social justice and sustainable development

# 16:39
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
Somali minister: Azerbaijan’s efforts in housing provision are exemplary

Somali minister: Azerbaijan’s efforts in housing provision are exemplary

# 15:11
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WUF13 Azerbaijan: Baku ready for the Forum

WUF13 Azerbaijan: Baku ready for the Forum

# 23:09
16 May 2026
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