Nairobi, May 30 -- The 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) will take place in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in May 2026, according to an announcement made Friday at the resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly underway in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
Anaclaudia Rossbach, executive director of the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), said WUF13 will shine a global spotlight on the urgent need to address the global housing crisis and its central role in sustainable urban development.
"Established by the UN General Assembly as a non-legislative platform in 2001, the World Urban Forum facilitates inclusive dialogue among global stakeholders on pressing urban issues," Rossbach said.
She observed that th...