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
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
Anaclaudia Rossbach, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Executive Director: WUF13 is the largest World Urban Forum ever held

# 17:46
19 May 2026
Gholamreza Kazemian,  Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development for Urban Planning and Architecture

Deputy minister: Buildings account for more than 40% of annual energy consumption in Iran

# 16:58
19 May 2026
UN official: Azerbaijan contributes to cooperation with the Global South

UN official: Azerbaijan contributes to cooperation with the Global South

# 16:32
19 May 2026
Chairperson of the Board of the NGO Agency Aygun Aliyeva

NGO Forum becomes part of official WUF program for first time in history

# 16:30
19 May 2026
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Advisor on Sustainable Urbanization to the Government of Malaysia

Maimunah Mohd Sharif: NGOs play the role of a key bridge in decision-making

# 16:16
19 May 2026
Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration

Presidential Assistant: We are trying to combine historical heritage with modern urbanization elements in Baku

# 16:10
19 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, National Coordinator of WUF13 Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Transition to green construction is not only an environmental necessity, but also an important economic opportunity

# 16:08
19 May 2026
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev

Hikmat Hajiyev: The voice of the Global South must be heard more strongly

# 16:04
19 May 2026
Fuad Karimli, Secretary General of the Global South NGO Platform

Secretary General: NGOs from the Global South view Baku as a new strategic center

# 15:24
19 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev met with President of Mauritius

President Ilham Aliyev met with President of Mauritius

# 14:47
19 May 2026
Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov

Foreign minister: Azerbaijan demonstrates sincere interest in closing the chapter of conflict with Armenia

# 13:43
19 May 2026
Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Mukhtar Babayev

Presidential Representative: Azerbaijan remains committed to strengthening dialogue and cooperation

# 12:31
19 May 2026
Researcher Fuad Akhundov

Baku’s architectural history presented at WUF13 - PHOTO

# 11:27
19 May 2026
Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Emilia Saiz

Secretary General: Housing issue has become one of the main challenges on the development and democracy agenda

# 10:37
19 May 2026
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Euronews TV - PHOTO

# 08:53
19 May 2026
Turkish FM says maintaining cease-fire in Iran war remains top priority

Turkish FM says maintaining cease-fire in Iran war remains top priority

# 20:10
18 May 2026
Syrian Minister of Public Works and Housing, Mustafa Abdul Razzaq

Minister: Syria wants to benefit from Azerbaijan’s reconstruction experience in liberated territories - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

# 17:37
18 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Georgia

President Ilham Aliyev met with Prime Minister of Georgia

# 15:37
18 May 2026
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Mirziyoyev proposes holding WUF15 in Uzbekistan in 2030

# 15:25
18 May 2026
Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto

Kenyan President: WUF13 is an important platform for resolving global housing crisis

# 15:21
18 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat: Main goal is to develop projects to combat housing crisis

# 10:25
18 May 2026
Deputy National Coordinator of WUF13 Gulshan Rzayeva

WUF13 deputy national coordinator: Housing is one of the main directions of social policy in Azerbaijan

# 15:22
17 May 2026
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