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On 15 January 2026, the United Nations, represented by United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, represented by the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture (SCUPA), formally signed a pivotal agreement outlining all organizational arrangements in relation to the Thirteen session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)

The interview stage of the Volunteer Programme has now officially commenced as part of preparations for the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)

Applications are now open for the Urban Expo exhibition, which will take place as part of the Thirteenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku from 17 to 22 May 2026

During the meeting, Samir Nuriyev, Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Chair of the Organizing Committee, stated that urban development is one of the priority areas in Azerbaijan’s national development strategy

Preparations for the Thirteenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) are reaching another milestone - the registration phase for the WUF13 Volunteer Program will close on 10 December 2025, at 23:30

On 5th December, Baku hosted the official opening of the WUF13 Volunteer Centre in the framework of the International Volunteer Day

As part of his visit to Nairobi to participate in the 3rd session of the UN-Habitat Executive Board, Anar Guliyev, Chairman of the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture and the national coordinator of WUF13

UN-Habitat and the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of Azerbaijan (SCUPA) today briefed international media in Nairobi on preparations for the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)

On 25 November, a briefing was held in Nairobi for representatives of accredited international organizations and the diplomatic corps

On 17th November, representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in the Republic of Azerbaijan received key updates about the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13)