Dmitry Mariasin, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Deputy Executive Secretary: Cities in the SPECA region face similar challenges

# 13:00
20 May 2026
Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

Medellin’s “green infrastructure” experience highlighted at WUF13

# 12:18
20 May 2026
Director General: Nature-based solutions have long existed as a concept

Director General: Nature-based solutions have long existed as a concept

# 11:42
20 May 2026
Minister of Human Settlements in the Republic of South Africa Thembisile Simelane

Minister: South Africa uses mixed financing model in upgrading informal settlements

# 11:26
20 May 2026
Lyn O’Grady, Deputy Head of the Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

EBRD: Cities should reduce investment risks to meet housing demand

# 17:39
19 May 2026
Adil Karaismailoğlu, Chairman of the Public Works, Reconstruction, Transport and Tourism Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT)

Adil Karaismailoğlu: Renewal of old and earthquake-risk buildings is among Türkiye’s main priorities

# 17:24
19 May 2026
Hasan Suver, Türkiye’s Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

Deputy minister: Türkiye is ready to share its urban planning experience with D-8 countries

# 16:52
19 May 2026
Gulshan Rzayeva, Deputy Head of the Office of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture

Karabakh reconstruction experience presented at WUF13 as a model for post-conflict countries

# 12:37
19 May 2026
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba

Ukrainian Deputy PM Oleksii Kuleba: We have productive cooperation with Azerbaijan, working on new projects - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

# 18:44
18 May 2026
Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Maryam Nawaz Sharif

Projects implemented in Punjab related to urban and rural development unveiled at WUF13

# 17:50
18 May 2026
Cheri Reddin, Director General for Intergovernmental and External Partnerships for Housing and Homelessness at Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada

Canadian official: WUF13 helps countries address housing and homelessness issues

# 12:13
18 May 2026
Janet Goulding, senior assistant deputy minister of housing, infrastructure and communities

Canadian official: More than 741,000 families’ housing needs addressed under national strategy

# 17:10
17 May 2026
Filip Endal, Deputy Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic

Filip Endal: Housing policy must be linked to economic policy

# 16:52
17 May 2026
Canadian official: Urban challenges are outpacing governments’ ability to respond

Canadian official: Urban challenges are outpacing governments’ ability to respond

# 11:44
17 May 2026
Czech Minister for Regional Development Zuzana Mrazova

Czech minister: Housing affordability, infrastructure needs and regional disparities are key challenges

# 11:00
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat chief: Focusing on housing at WUF13 is critically important

# 10:05
17 May 2026
Guy Ryder, representative of the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General for Policy

Guy Ryder: Next 10 years will be decisive for implementation of New Urban Agenda

# 09:56
17 May 2026
Gwi-Yeop Son, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, United Nations Development Coordination Office (UN DCO)

UN regional director: Azerbaijan has played active role in advancing international dialogue through hosting COP29 and WUF13 - INTERVIEW

# 14:36
16 May 2026
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