Day: May 19, 2026

Her Royal Highness Lamia bint Majid Al Saud has praised the 13th session of the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku as an important global platform for exchanging urban development experience, knowledge, and successful policy approaches.

Over the past five years, the Azerbaijani government has spent nearly $14 billion on the reconstruction and redevelopment of territories liberated from occupation, according to Aydin Karimov, Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Shusha district.

A screening of the documentary film “Yaradanlar” (Creators) has been held at the Azerbaijan National Art Museum, AzerNEWS reports.

During discussions at the World Urban Forum 13, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Vahid Hajiyev highlighted the importance of combining social inclusion with economic development in post-conflict reconstruction and housing policy, AzerNEWS reports.

A thematic exhibition titled “From Micro Art to Architecture” has opened at the pavilion of the Azerbaijan Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations as part of the Baku Urban Week at the WUF13 Urban Expo, AzerNEWS reports.

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Reconstruction and restoration efforts in Shusha have accelerated significantly since the city’s liberation, according to Aydin Karimov, who highlighted the large-scale recovery of historical, cultural, and urban infrastructure during an event held within the framework of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, AzerNEWS reports.

Speaking at a session on the social and economic power of housing during World Urban Forum 13, Argentine architect and urbanist Ana Falú highlighted the growing global housing crisis and stressed that a home represents far more than just a physical structure, AzerNEWS reports.

Global oil prices continued to climb as Azerbaijan’s flagship “Azeri Light” crude posted notable gains at both the Italian port of Augusta and Türkiye’s Ceyhan terminal, AzerNEWS reports.