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Stakeholders discuss urban solutions during a roundtable at the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13).

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Baku Call to Action urges renewed commitment on the global housing crisis
Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, addresses the Special Session on the Africa Affordable Housing Compact at WUF13 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © UN-Habitat/Nasimi Hasan
Housing at the heart of Africa’s future: Deputy Secretary-General calls for urgent action on affordable housing
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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed reviews the Baku Call to Action during the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum taking place in Baku, a document shaped by discussions across WUF13. © UN-Habitat / Aléxia Saraiva
WUF13 highlights the human impact of housing challenges
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Dr. Lucy Earle, Director of Research and Strategic Impact at the International Institute for Environment and Development, during the Dialogue on Housing at the Centre of Crisis Recovery and Reconstruction at WUF13 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © UN-Habitat/Senan Hesenov
Why rebuilding after crisis must go beyond shelter
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May Abdel Hamid, CEO of Egypt’s Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund, speaks at the WUF13 dialogue on housing finance. © UN-Habitat
The complex world of housing finance takes centre stage at WUF13
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Maria das Graças Xavier unfurls a banner advocating for women’s right to housing at the WUF13 Dialogue on Informal Settlements. ©UN-Habitat/Ratmir Sherifov
How the worldview on informal settlements and slums shifted from ‘elimination’ to ‘transformation’
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As cities face rising climate pressures, discussions during the Dialogue on The Climate-Housing Nexus highlighted the need to connect housing, land, infrastructure and climate action to build more resilient and inclusive communities. Pictured: Anne-Marie Dias Borges with Susil Ranasinghe and Elizabeth Maruma Mrema. © UN-Habitat / Nika Vekilova
WUF13 explores housing, climate and practical pathways for urban transformation
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Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, during the Dialogue on the Climate-Housing Nexus at WUF13 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © UN-Habitat/Senan Gasan
From affordability to acceptance: the human side of climate-resilient housing
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Executive Director of UN-Habitat Anacláudia Rossbach highlighted the role of SDG localization and multilevel cooperation in translating global housing commitments into action at the local level. © UN Photo/Nico Agazada
One UN Roundtable at WUF13 advances integrated action on housing and the SDGs
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UN-Habitat Head of Global Reports and Trends Unit Ben Arimah flips through the newly launched World Cities Report 2026 while University of Technology Jamaica Professor Carol Archer discusses the report. ©UN-Habitat
WUF13 confronts the global housing crisis through dialogue, research and action
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