Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is progressing toward its goals

# 14:20
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
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
Chief of Staff of the State Housing Development Agency, Jamshid Amirov

Azerbaijan’s housing agency emphasizes transparency and digitalization in housing allocation

# 12:59
21 May 2026
Head of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Baku under the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture, Riyad Gasimov

Baku’s Master Plan prioritizes easing traffic congestion

# 11:51
21 May 2026
Rafael Tuts, Director of the Global Solutions Division at UN-Habitat

UN-Habitat official: Housing finance should not be limited only to mortgages

# 11:36
21 May 2026
Aghdam’s Bash Garvand and Eyvazkhanbeyli villages are being rapidly rebuilt - PHOTO

Aghdam’s Bash Garvand and Eyvazkhanbeyli villages are being rapidly rebuilt - PHOTO

# 11:30
21 May 2026
Presentation ceremony of explanatory dictionary for cities held at WUF13

Presentation ceremony of explanatory dictionary for cities held at WUF13

# 11:26
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
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
Emin Huseynov: Technology-based communities are being formed in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand

Emin Huseynov: Technology-based communities are being formed in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand

# 10:30
21 May 2026
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Anacláudia Rossbach

Anacláudia Rossbach: The world does not build housing without subsidies

# 10:26
21 May 2026
Adil Karaismailoğlu, Chair of the Committee on Public Works, Urban Planning, Transportation, and Tourism of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

Karaismailoğlu: Türkiye is building nearly 500,000 facilities in earthquake-hit regions

# 16:33
20 May 2026
UN-Habitat: WUF13 can further strengthen Baku’s new urban direction shaped by COP29

UN-Habitat: WUF13 can further strengthen Baku’s new urban direction shaped by COP29

# 15:11
20 May 2026
Leyla Aliyeva, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union

Leyla Aliyeva: A major transformation process is underway in Baku, with the goal of making the city more sustainable by 2040

# 14:49
20 May 2026
Anar Baghirov, the International Relations Director at the National Olympic Committee

NOC: Urban spaces in Azerbaijan are turning into active public zones through sport

# 14:41
20 May 2026
Rizvan Nabiyev: International media coverage of reconstruction in Karabakh and East Zangazur has strengthened global attention

Rizvan Nabiyev: International media coverage of reconstruction in Karabakh and East Zangazur has strengthened global attention

# 13:49
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
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anacláudia Rossbach

UN-Habitat chief: Sports should be viewed as an integral part of urban infrastructure

# 13:28
20 May 2026
UNEP: Cities generate a large share of plastic waste globally

UNEP: Cities generate a large share of plastic waste globally

# 13:18
20 May 2026
Deputy Mayor of Almaty, Nurlan Abdirakhim

Almaty deputy mayor: We are environmentally upgrading public transport

# 13:18
20 May 2026
“Yaradan” documentary film presented within WUF13 framework - PHOTO

“Yaradan” documentary film presented within WUF13 framework - PHOTO

# 12:53
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
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