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
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
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
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
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
Italian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Luca Di Gianfrancesco

Italian ambassador: Sports should be integrated into urban planning and sustainability policies

# 14:45
20 May 2026
Ismail Serageldin, founder of the Library of Alexandria, former vice president of the World Bank, and cultural expert

Ismail Serageldin: One of the most important issues is minimizing the displacement of local populations

# 14:01
20 May 2026
Gabil Abbasoglu, chairman of the Media Development Center Public Union and Honored Journalist of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Gabil Abbasoglu: Media strengthens public responsibility on sustainable urban development and climate resilience

# 13:46
20 May 2026
Samad Bashirli, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy

Samad Bashirli: Urban population in Central and Western Asia has increased by 35-45% over the past decade

# 12:48
20 May 2026
Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and National Coordinator for WUF13

Committee chairman: Expanding access to housing cannot be considered separately from quality urban planning issues

# 12:42
20 May 2026
WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

WUF13 conference participants adopt statement on colonial injustices and housing inequality

# 18:02
19 May 2026
Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigerian official: Future of humanity is increasingly connected with cities

# 16:56
19 May 2026
Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy

Mikayil Jabbarov: We are applying modern urban planning standards in the liberated territories

# 14:27
19 May 2026
Indonesian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Berlian Helmy

Indonesian ambassador: Reconstruction works in Karabakh are an example of sustainable development

# 14:03
19 May 2026
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