Baku hosted closing ceremony of World Urban Forum - UPDATED  - PHOTO  - VIDEO

Baku hosted closing ceremony of World Urban Forum - UPDATED - PHOTO - VIDEO

# 17:13
22 May 2026
UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach

UN: The world must hear the call voiced from Baku

# 16:15
22 May 2026
Amina J. Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

UN Deputy Secretary-General: Azerbaijan's voice is heard in the region and globally, including at the UN General Assembly - INTERVIEW

# 14:47
22 May 2026
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed

UN Deputy Secretary-General: WUF remains leading global platform on urbanization, we leave Baku with renewed determination

# 13:49
22 May 2026
Director: UN-Habitat looks forward to continuing cooperation with Azerbaijan

Director: UN-Habitat looks forward to continuing cooperation with Azerbaijan

# 13:06
22 May 2026
Mexican official: Land rights and self-governance are key demands of indigenous peoples

Mexican official: Land rights and self-governance are key demands of indigenous peoples

# 10:54
22 May 2026
Fatima Bintu Sirleaf, Deputy Minister for Urban Affairs at Liberia’s Ministry of Local Government

Liberia seeks to turn women and youth into financiers of housing projects

# 16:37
21 May 2026
Hamat N.K. Bah, Minister of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs of The Gambia

Minister: Most court disputes in The Gambia are related to land conflicts

# 16:21
21 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Rossbach: For the first time at WUF13, heads of state jointly discussed housing policy

# 14:48
21 May 2026
Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

IOM Deputy Director General: Azerbaijan demonstrates leadership in managing urbanization and displacement issues - INTERVIEW

# 14:42
21 May 2026
Kazuko Ishigaki, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

UN representative: Urbanization in small island states further increases climate risks

# 13:35
21 May 2026
Chief of Staff of the State Housing Development Agency, Jamshid Amirov

Azerbaijan’s housing agency emphasizes transparency and digitalization in housing allocation

# 12:59
21 May 2026
Ali Al-Ahmad, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing

Saudi official: We are no longer negotiating prices for 1,000 homes, but for 1 million homes

# 11:05
21 May 2026
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Anacláudia Rossbach

Anacláudia Rossbach: The world does not build housing without subsidies

# 10:26
21 May 2026
Uruguay’s Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Tamara Paseyro Marin

Minister: Uruguay expands housing program for middle-income families

# 10:23
21 May 2026
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Azerbaijan, Hossam El-Din Effat Mustafa Reda

Egyptian Ambassador: I am sure Azerbaijan’s ideas in WUF13 will be very well deliberated - INTERVIEW

# 22:43
20 May 2026
Volodymyr Kreidenko, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Volodymyr Kreidenko: Transparent use of international financial aid is a key responsibility of parliaments

# 17:41
20 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat chief: Baku Call to Action will serve as key roadmap for the next two years

# 17:38
20 May 2026
More than 26,000 unusable vehicles recycled in Azerbaijan

More than 26,000 unusable vehicles recycled in Azerbaijan

# 17:05
20 May 2026
, Olena Shulyak, Chairperson of the Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

Ukraine paid compensation to 200,000 families whose homes were destroyed in the war using Russian assets

# 16:52
20 May 2026
IOM: Global policy frameworks already provide clear foundations

IOM: Global policy frameworks already provide clear foundations

# 16:08
20 May 2026
Local2030 Coalition: Private investments should be attracted to solve the housing crisis

Local2030 Coalition: Private investments should be attracted to solve the housing crisis

# 15:59
20 May 2026
Anar Guliyev: From today, the Baku Urban Award is open to the entire world

Anar Guliyev: From today, the Baku Urban Award is open to the entire world

# 14:34
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
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