First day of WUF13 marked by flag raising ceremony and Assembly sessions

First day of WUF13 marked by flag raising ceremony and Assembly sessions

# 09:24
18 May 2026
Hakan Fidan, Turkish Foreign Minister

Türkiye, Germany aim to expand ties via strategic dialogue meeting

# 22:50
17 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev met with President of Bulgaria

President Ilham Aliyev met with President of Bulgaria

# 19:05
17 May 2026
Anar Guliyev: WUF13 brought together more than 40,000 registered participants from 182 countries

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 brought together more than 40,000 registered participants from 182 countries

# 18:45
17 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev received Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates - UPDATED

President Ilham Aliyev received Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates - UPDATED

# 18:22
17 May 2026
Somali minister: Azerbaijan’s efforts in housing provision are exemplary

Somali minister: Azerbaijan’s efforts in housing provision are exemplary

# 15:11
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat Executive Director: Land and housing cannot be viewed solely as commercial commodities

# 15:08
17 May 2026
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Gholamreza Kazemian Shirvan

Iranian deputy minister: Government to begin preparing reconstruction plan, Azerbaijan’s experience will also be studied - PHOTO

# 14:03
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Governance model in Azerbaijan helps ensure sustainable development

# 13:52
17 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev met with delegation led by King of Eswatini - UPDATED

President Ilham Aliyev met with delegation led by King of Eswatini - UPDATED

# 12:44
17 May 2026
Clara Brugada, Head of Government of Mexico City

Mexico City mayor: WUF13 is a strategic platform for shaping humanity’s urban future together

# 12:40
17 May 2026
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

Anacláudia Rossbach: An important intergovernmental process awaits us this year

# 12:26
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Special presentations on reconstruction work in Karabakh and East Zangezur to be held within WUF13 framework

# 10:23
17 May 2026
Poland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Krzysztof Szczerski

Poland’s UN envoy: Discussions in Baku are extremely important

# 10:18
17 May 2026
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Anar Guliyev: Hosting WUF13 in Baku is both a great honor and a serious responsibility for Azerbaijan

# 09:35
17 May 2026
Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Adviser on Sustainable Urbanization to the Malaysian government

Maimunah Mohd Sharif: Comprehensive discussions will be held in Baku over five days

# 09:32
17 May 2026
Malaysia’s Minister of Housing and Local Government and current President of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly, Nga Kor Ming

UN-Habitat Assembly president: Azerbaijan successfully hosts major global event like WUF13

# 09:21
17 May 2026
WUF13 starts in Baku

WUF13 starts in Baku

# 00:00
17 May 2026
KONAMI kicks eFootball out of Russia and Belarus by 2026

KONAMI kicks eFootball out of Russia and Belarus by 2026

# 22:36
16 May 2026
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish President

Erdoğan: Turkic world can play more effective role in regional stability and security

# 15:00
16 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
President Ilham Aliyev receives UN-Habitat Executive Director

President Ilham Aliyev receives UN-Habitat Executive Director

# 13:07
16 May 2026
 MP Rizvan Nabiyev, member of the Supervisory Board of the Agency on State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations

MP Rizvan Nabiyev: OTS is strengthening its international positions

# 11:41
16 May 2026
MP Azer Allahveranov: NGOs will make major contribution to integration of Turkic world

MP Azer Allahveranov: NGOs will make major contribution to integration of Turkic world

# 11:15
16 May 2026
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