Jinming Huang, Director for Water and Urban Development at the Asian Development Bank

ADB: Redirecting tourist flows can create new settlements

# 14:57
21 May 2026
Jesus Manuel Gonzalez Perez, professor at the University of the Balearic Islands

Professor: Globalization is deepening the housing crisis in island states

# 14:49
21 May 2026
Henk Ovink, Executive Director and founding Commissioner for the Global Commission on the Economics of Water

Commissioner: WUF13 is an important platform for bringing island states’ problems to the global agenda

# 14:42
21 May 2026
Jingmin Huang, Director for ADB's Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB: Traditional financing models do not work in island states

# 14:38
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
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
Video reflecting calls of island states screened at WUF13 - VIDEO

Video reflecting calls of island states screened at WUF13 - VIDEO

# 13:47
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
Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov

Farid Gayibov: The success of sustainable urban development depends on solidarity

# 13:30
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
UN-Habitat: Long-term mechanisms should be created for young people to identify problems

UN-Habitat: Long-term mechanisms should be created for young people to identify problems

# 13:13
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
Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Small and Medium Business (SMB) Development Agency of Azerbaijan

Orkhan Mammadov: Azerbaijan demonstrates commitment to building an environmentally sustainable urban environment

# 13:01
21 May 2026
Leyla Hasanova: Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency was not limited to the conference period

Leyla Hasanova: Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency was not limited to the conference period

# 12:29
21 May 2026
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Director General of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries

OIC official: Urban population will reach 6.5 billion by 2050

# 12:21
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
Executive director: Approximately one billion people in Africa will live in cities

Executive director: Approximately one billion people in Africa will live in cities

# 11:50
21 May 2026
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, Indira Hajiyeva

Deputy Minister: There is no longer a need to cover the entire planet with concrete for civilized living

# 11:25
21 May 2026
Ramil Iskandarli, Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum,

Ramil Iskandarli: Cities become more people-oriented when civil society organizations are empowered

# 11:19
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
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
Expert: Persons with disabilities should be more broadly involved in governance

Expert: Persons with disabilities should be more broadly involved in governance

# 17:00
20 May 2026
WUF13 highlights activities of DOST Inclusive Development and Creativity Center

WUF13 highlights activities of DOST Inclusive Development and Creativity Center

# 16:45
20 May 2026
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