ISOCARP representative: There is a serious shortage of qualified urban planning professionals worldwide

ISOCARP representative: There is a serious shortage of qualified urban planning professionals worldwide

# 13:53
21 May 2026
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier

UN official: Millions of young people are affected by inadequate housing shortages

# 13:51
21 May 2026
Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UN-Habitat Executive Director: It is important to create shared content aligned with the future of cities

# 13:46
21 May 2026
Bahar Muradova, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs

Bahar Muradova: Urban planning policy should be based on a child rights approach

# 13:39
21 May 2026
Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov

Farid Gayibov: The success of sustainable urban development depends on solidarity

# 13:30
21 May 2026
Dunja Kovari: Zangilan’s Master Plan is being developed in line with climate conditions

Dunja Kovari: Zangilan’s Master Plan is being developed in line with climate conditions

# 13:15
21 May 2026
UN-Habitat: Long-term mechanisms should be created for young people to identify problems

UN-Habitat: Long-term mechanisms should be created for young people to identify problems

# 13:13
21 May 2026
First Deputy Finance Minister Anar Karimov

Deputy minister: Azerbaijan’s housing finance model is based on social inclusivity

# 13:06
21 May 2026
Presidential special representative: New standards developed for better development of Shusha

Presidential special representative: New standards developed for better development of Shusha

# 12:52
21 May 2026
Aydin Karimov: All targets of the first phase of the Great Return program have been achieved

Aydin Karimov: All targets of the first phase of the Great Return program have been achieved

# 12:48
21 May 2026
Department head: We want broader cooperation with UN-Habitat in Karabakh and East Zangezur

Department head: We want broader cooperation with UN-Habitat in Karabakh and East Zangezur

# 12:39
21 May 2026
Leyla Hasanova: Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency was not limited to the conference period

Leyla Hasanova: Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency was not limited to the conference period

# 12:29
21 May 2026
Committee: Restoration in liberated territories is being carried out in line with global urban planning standards

Committee: Restoration in liberated territories is being carried out in line with global urban planning standards

# 12:24
21 May 2026
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Director General of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries

OIC official: Urban population will reach 6.5 billion by 2050

# 12:21
21 May 2026
Katerina Bezgachina, Chief of Communication at UN-Habitat

More than 38,000 participants from 175 countries attend WUF13

# 12:16
21 May 2026
Riyad Gasimov, head of the Main Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of Baku under the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture

Department head: Baku’s urban development plan until 2040 will respond to new realities

# 11:57
21 May 2026
Executive director: Approximately one billion people in Africa will live in cities

Executive director: Approximately one billion people in Africa will live in cities

# 11:50
21 May 2026
Documentary film about Sheki presented at WUF13 - PHOTO

Documentary film about Sheki presented at WUF13 - PHOTO

# 11:46
21 May 2026
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, Indira Hajiyeva

Deputy Minister: There is no longer a need to cover the entire planet with concrete for civilized living

# 11:25
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
Ramil Iskandarli, Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum,

Ramil Iskandarli: Cities become more people-oriented when civil society organizations are empowered

# 11:19
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
Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister raises mine issue at WUF13

# 11:07
21 May 2026
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