WUF13 Nears Conclusion With Final-Day Events In Baku

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 22. The final day of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), jointly organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and the Government of Azerbaijan, has begun in Baku, Trend reports.

The program of the final day of the forum will begin with round tables dedicated to the role of indigenous peoples and women in urban development.

In the second half of the day, events dedicated to the official closing of WUF13 will be held. An official press conference on the results of the forum will be held. Then, the closing ceremony of the forum will be held, and a symbolic baton will be presented to the city that will host WUF14. At the end of the day, a ceremony will be held to lower the WUF13 flag.

During the last day of the forum, participants will summarize the results of the discussions held over the past five days and determine future directions for cooperation in the field of urban planning, housing policy, and sustainable development.

In the previous days of WUF13, the global housing crisis, building safe and inclusive cities, climate change resilience, the application of artificial intelligence in urban governance, green urbanization, and social equality were widely discussed.

The first day included a ministerial meeting dedicated to the New Urban Agenda, a ministerial roundtable, assemblies for women and civil society, business sessions, and discussions on urban prosperity. An official ceremony marking the raising of the UN and Azerbaijani flags also took place.

The second day stood out for the inaugural Leaders' Summit, featuring high-level discussions on the global housing crisis, urbanization policy, and urban resilience. Concurrently, the opening of the Mexico City pavilion took place, serving as a significant platform for expanding cooperation with the Latin American region and preparing for WUF14.

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