President of the UN-Habitat Assembly from Malaysia, Nga Kor Ming

Nga Kor Ming: Baku has become a symbol of modern development and the future

# 13:48
18 May 2026
President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Baerbock: The New Urban Agenda remains our common roadmap

# 13:41
18 May 2026
UN Secretary-General: Housing issues must stand at the center of sustainable development

UN Secretary-General: Housing issues must stand at the center of sustainable development

# 13:39
18 May 2026
Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

President: As leaders, we must be bold in creating better conditions

# 13:28
18 May 2026
Headline: Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is a global expansion of the national dialogues we have built in recent years

Headline: Anar Guliyev: WUF13 is a global expansion of the national dialogues we have built in recent years

# 09:46
18 May 2026
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
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
Chairman of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture Anar Guliyev

Committee chairman: Housing issues must remain at the center of our urban policies and political commitments

# 18:20
17 May 2026
Statement of ministerial meeting announced in WUF13

Statement of ministerial meeting announced in WUF13

# 18:20
17 May 2026
President Ilham Aliyev met with delegation led by President of Kenya - UPDATED

President Ilham Aliyev met with delegation led by President of Kenya - UPDATED

# 13:13
17 May 2026
Bahrain’s Minister of Housing and Urban Planning Amna Al-Rumaihi

Bahraini minister: Residential areas were also targeted during recent attacks

# 13:11
17 May 2026
Kuldip Narayan, Secretary at India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Indian official: Implementation of global commitments requires collective action

# 12:42
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
Povilas Poderskis, Head of Office at Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment

Lithuanian deputy minister: We welcome Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction

# 12:36
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
Shiomi Hideyuki, Deputy for International Affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Japanese official: Building disaster-resilient cities is a top priority

# 12:14
17 May 2026
Angola’s Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing Carlos Alberto dos Santos

Minister: Angola expanding housing programs for sustainable urban development

# 12:03
17 May 2026
China’s Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong

Chinese minister: Future of cities depends on joint efforts of countries worldwide

# 11:57
17 May 2026
Italy’s Deputy Minister for Environment and Energy Security Claudio Barbaro

Italian deputy minister: Azerbaijan is successfully hosting WUF13

# 11:56
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
Gabonese minister: 3 billion people worldwide live in inadequate housing conditions

Gabonese minister: 3 billion people worldwide live in inadequate housing conditions

# 11:07
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
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