President Ilham Aliyev publishes post on X about WUF13

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has published a post on X dedicated to the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku.

Report presents the post:

"Azerbaijan had the privilege to host another landmark global event - WUF13, the second biggest international gathering ever held in the country after COP29. We congratulate all participants, partners, and the UN family, in particular UN-Habitat, on the successful and result-oriented WUF13.

With a record number of around 60,000 participants, WUF13 went down in history as the largest World Urban Forum ever held.

The first-ever Leaders' Segment, convened at Azerbaijan's initiative, brought greater political momentum to the global urban agenda. Rich and comprehensive discussions at WUF13 resulted in two important outcome documents - the Chair's Summary and the Baku Call to Action.

As a country that suffered from urbicide, culturcide, and ecocide, Azerbaijan is now rebuilding 9 cities and hundreds of villages from the ground up in Garabagh and East Zangezur.

We therefore take pride in the strong recognition by the international community of Azerbaijan's post-conflict reconstruction efforts, highlighted as a valuable example for other post-conflict contexts around the world.

The ideas emerging from the Forum and reflected in the outcome documents - ranging from clean air and sustainable urban development to the preservation of cultural heritage and the needs of Small Island Developing States - will further enrich and guide the global urban agenda.

At a time of growing global uncertainty, WUF13 represents another meaningful contribution by Azerbaijan to multilateralism and collective action for a better future."

Azerbaijan had the privilege to host another landmark global event — WUF13, the second biggest international gathering ever held in the country after COP29.

We congratulate all participants, partners, and the UN family, in particular UN-Habitat, on the successful and… pic.twitter.com/ffkRyzWadC

— Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) May 23, 2026