BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 16. Chairman of
Azerbaijan's State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture
and National Coordinator of the 13th World Urbanization Forum
(WUF13), Anar Guliyev called on global partners to actively
participate in WUF13, the committee statement says, Trend reports.
He made the invitation during a briefing held at the United
Nations (UN) Office in Geneva on January 15, featuring about 100
representatives of accredited diplomatic missions and dedicated to
WUF13.
The briefing focused on boosting cooperation between the
diplomatic corps, the Government of Azerbaijan, and the UN Human
Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), as well as promoting
international support for WUF13 and its expected outcomes.
In his speech, Guliyev highlighted that for the first time in
the history of the World Urban Forum, a Leaders' Summit will be
held. He noted that this initiative reflects the position that the
development of housing and urban development requires leadership at
the highest political level.
Speaking at the briefing, UN-Habitat Executive Director
Anacláudia Rossbach underlined that WUF13 is an important global
platform for assessing the implementation of the New Urban Agenda
and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goal 11
(Sustainable cities and communities), and is of strategic
importance in determining global urban priorities for the next
decade.
The briefing concluded with emphasizing the importance of broad
international participation in WUF13.
The 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) is a premier global
conference on sustainable urbanization, organized by the United
Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and co-hosted by
the Government of Azerbaijan. It will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan,
from May 17 through 22, 2026.
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