The pneultimate day of the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku will see Azerbaijan's Pavilion highlight post-construction efforts in Garabagh and East Zangezur, as well as host events on the future of Baku and architectural education.
The day will kick off at 08:00 local time (04:00 GMT) with meetings of the various caucuses, incuding the Women's Caucus and the Indigenous Peoples Caucus.
In the morning, sessions taking place include events on housing finance, approaches to the housing crisis in Africa and how to make urban deveopment inclusive for disabled people, among countless others.
The afternoon will see sessions on how to incorporate Ai into housing, taxation to promote sustainable urban development and the impact of cities on mental wellbeing, as well as numerous other events.
AnewZ's Nuray Mustafa has a round-up of the key takeaways from day four of the World Urban Forum 13, with private-public partnerships, sustainable urban development projects and investment oppertunities appearing as key themes from the event on Wednesday (20 May).
The Azerbaijani Pavilion at the World Urban Forum 13 (WUF13) will showcase approaches to post-conflict reconstruction on Thursday (21 May).
The event called 'The Road from Urbicide to Post-Conflict Reconstruction' is being organised by special representatives of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
According to the WUF13 X account, the session will highlight "reconstruction efforts" in Garabagh and East Zangezur. It will run from 17:00 to 18:00 local time (13:00 to 14:00 GMT).
Earlier, the Azerbaijani pavilion will have sessions on the 'Baku Master Plan 2040' and 'The Role of Dwelling in Architectural Curricula'.
The pneultimate day of the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku will see Azerbaijan's Pavilion highlight post-construction efforts in Garabagh ...
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United Nations World Urban Forum 13 continues in Baku, Azerbaijan on 19 May with sessions and roundtable discussions focused on strengthening dialogue and advancing cooperation in urban development. Organisers say there are nearly 3 billion people globally who face some form of housing inadequacy.
Azerbaijan and Georgia have agreed to resume daily passenger train services on the Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route from 26 May, 2026, marking a major step in restoring regional rail connectivity after services were suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya warned on Tuesday (19 May) that Moscow could retaliate against Baltic states if Ukraine launches military drones from that region. Latvia, the United States and Ukraine responded strongly during a UN Security Council meeting.
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Tajik scientists have warned that glaciers in the Pamir Mountains are melting at an alarming rate, including in high-altitude areas previously considered relatively stable, following the country’s first direct winter glacier measurements since independence.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has published an open letter questioning the EU’s democratic credibility, in what may be the clearest sign yet of Georgia’s deepening political and diplomatic rupture with Brussels.
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Kyrgyzstan has suspended 50 locally registered companies over what authorities described as “high sanctions risk” operations, in the clearest sign yet that Bishkek is responding to growing European scrutiny over alleged sanctions circumvention linked to Russia.
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