Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is progressing toward its goals

# 14:20
21 May 2026
Abdulla Muththalib, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Maldives

Minister: Tourist flow to the Maldives declined due to the Middle East crisis

# 14:15
21 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Committee chairman: Housing provision is not merely a social issue

# 14:06
21 May 2026
Abdulla Muththalib, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Maldives

Maldives seeks urgent international assistance to adapt to climate change

# 13:56
21 May 2026
Bahar Muradova, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs

Bahar Muradova: Urban planning policy should be based on a child rights approach

# 13:39
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
UN-Habitat Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Kazuko Ishigaki

UN-Habitat: Small island states are on the front line of the climate crisis

# 13:28
21 May 2026
First Deputy Finance Minister Anar Karimov

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan’s housing finance model is based on social inclusivity

# 13:06
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
Katerina Bezgachina, Chief of Communication at UN-Habitat

More than 38,000 participants from 175 countries attend WUF13

# 12:16
21 May 2026
Srinivas Sampath, Director for Water and Urban Development at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB promotes high-rise construction around metro stations

# 11:29
21 May 2026
Srinivas Sampath, Director for Water and Urban Development at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Director: ADB is working to reduce housing project risks through public financing

# 11:24
21 May 2026
Srinivas Sampath, Director for Water and Urban Development at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB: Risks must be reduced to attract private capital to housing projects

# 11:09
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
UN-Habitat Executive Director: We must change our approach to housing issues

UN-Habitat Executive Director: We must change our approach to housing issues

# 11:00
21 May 2026
Barham Salih, former President of Iraq and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) official

UN High Commissioner: Refugees contribute economically and socially to communities when they have housing

# 10:42
21 May 2026
First Deputy Finance Minister of Azerbaijan, Anar Karimov

Anar Karimov: Azerbaijan is working on “green building” standards

# 10:42
21 May 2026
Uruguay’s Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning, Tamara Paseyro Marin

Uruguayan minister: Housing policy is fundamental for social equality

# 10:07
21 May 2026
New approaches to housing finance discussed at WUF13

New approaches to housing finance discussed at WUF13

# 09:44
21 May 2026
Azerbaijan and UN-Habitat establish Baku Urban Award at WUF13-UPDATED

Azerbaijan and UN-Habitat establish Baku Urban Award at WUF13-UPDATED

# 19:55
20 May 2026
Azerbaijani MP proposes new housing committee within Non-Aligned Movement network

Azerbaijani MP proposes new housing committee within Non-Aligned Movement network

# 17:52
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
Vahid Hajiyev, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts

First Great Return program to be completed by the end of the year

# 17:35
20 May 2026
MP: Projects in Karabakh are creating a new model for sustainable urban planning

MP: Projects in Karabakh are creating a new model for sustainable urban planning

# 17:16
20 May 2026
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