Jingmin Huang, Director for ADB's Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ADB: Traditional financing models do not work in island states

# 14:38
21 May 2026
Video reflecting calls of island states screened at WUF13 - VIDEO

Video reflecting calls of island states screened at WUF13 - VIDEO

# 13:47
21 May 2026
Palestinian minister: The main goal is to ensure the safe return of displaced people

Palestinian minister: The main goal is to ensure the safe return of displaced people

# 11:49
21 May 2026
Baku–Tbilisi train has a passenger capacity of 118 people - PHOTO

Baku–Tbilisi train has a passenger capacity of 118 people - PHOTO

# 11:47
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
Ilyas Demirci: One of the main issues is the protection of clean water resources

Ilyas Demirci: One of the main issues is the protection of clean water resources

# 11:20
21 May 2026
Srinivas Sampath, Director for Water and Urban Development at the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB: Risks must be reduced to attract private capital to housing projects

# 11:09
21 May 2026
UNDP: The approach to water systems in the urban context is of particular importance

UNDP: The approach to water systems in the urban context is of particular importance

# 10:49
21 May 2026
Hasan Alattas, an official of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program

Saudi representative: There is a flow of tourists from Gulf countries to Azerbaijan

# 10:38
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
Iran Guards say they ‘coordinated’ 26 ships passing through Hormuz since yesterday

Iran Guards say they ‘coordinated’ 26 ships passing through Hormuz since yesterday

# 17:54
20 May 2026
Vahid Hajiyev, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts

First Great Return program to be completed by the end of the year

# 17:35
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
Umayra Taghiyeva, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources

WUF13 discusses environmental problems of the Caspian Sea

# 15:55
20 May 2026
Council chairman: Although Azerbaijan is rich in energy resources, its fresh water resources are limited

Council chairman: Although Azerbaijan is rich in energy resources, its fresh water resources are limited

# 15:02
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
Riccardo Savigliano, head of the Energy Systems and Industrial Decarbonization Unit of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

UN representative: 70 percent of infrastructure needed for urban population has not yet been built

# 13:02
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
Asian Development Bank: We must strive to create small “green spaces” in cities

Asian Development Bank: We must strive to create small “green spaces” in cities

# 11:10
20 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Rossbach: Urbanization is displacing nature, agriculture, and food security

# 10:39
20 May 2026
Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov

Minister: Amnesty for illegal constructions may create new risks

# 10:16
20 May 2026
Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy

Mikayil Jabbarov: Great Return significantly reduces pressure on housing provision

# 10:09
20 May 2026
WUF13 NGO Forum held for first time in World Urban Forum history in Baku - PHOTO

WUF13 NGO Forum held for first time in World Urban Forum history in Baku - PHOTO

# 18:50
19 May 2026
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