Aline Machado Da Matta, Head of the UN-Habitat Geneva Office and the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC)

UNITAC head: We support countries and cities in developing smart city strategies

# 15:25
21 May 2026
Carpet production in Azerbaijan increased 28.5 times in four months

Carpet production in Azerbaijan increased 28.5 times in four months

# 15:10
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
Head of AYNA’s Baku Regional Department, Tarlan Safarov

Baku unveils major public transport expansion and mobility plans at WUF13

# 12:43
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
Chief Director for Supply Chain at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, Ali Al-Ahmad

Saudi Arabia applies state guarantees to sales of unbuilt housing units

# 11:23
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
Mukhtar Babayev, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues

Mukhtar Babayev: Azerbaijan has demonstrated its commitment to international climate cooperation

# 10:58
21 May 2026
Sanjay Shukla, Managing Director of the National Housing Bank of India

India directs banks’ lending shortfalls to housing finance

# 10:50
21 May 2026
Director of the Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Hala Al-Saleh

Director: Yemen is one of the most complex territories in terms of humanitarian security

# 10:47
21 May 2026
UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat chief: The solution to the housing crisis lies in domestic financing

# 10:15
21 May 2026
Natural gas prices rise on the New York Stock Exchange

Natural gas prices rise on the New York Stock Exchange

# 09:28
21 May 2026
Brent crude oil prices increase

Brent crude oil prices increase

# 09:25
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
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

Rutte: Russia remains major threat to Euro-Atlantic security

# 21:15
20 May 2026
Azerbaijan FM discusses new bilateral agreement and Partnership Priorities document with EU official

Azerbaijan FM discusses new bilateral agreement and Partnership Priorities document with EU official

# 17:47
20 May 2026
Deputy minister: Türkiye’s “Zero Waste” project has already become a global environmental initiative

Deputy minister: Türkiye’s “Zero Waste” project has already become a global environmental initiative

# 17:27
20 May 2026
Vahid Hajiyev, Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for the Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan districts

Presidential special representative: Zangazur corridor will enable formation of circular railway network in the region

# 17:24
20 May 2026
Mohamed El Bakkouri, chairman of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) parliamentary group in the House of Councillors of the Kingdom of Morocco

Morocco redirects social housing subsidies from construction companies to families

# 17:18
20 May 2026
D-8 Secretary General: WUF-13 was organized at a high level

D-8 Secretary General: WUF-13 was organized at a high level

# 16:41
20 May 2026
Azer Farajov, head of the Passenger Transportation Department of “Azerbaijan Railways” CJSC

Azerbaijan Railways explains principles behind ticket pricing for Baku–Tbilisi passenger train route

# 16:07
20 May 2026
Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

WUF13 discusses environmental problems of the Caspian Sea

# 15:55
20 May 2026
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