
Humanity at the core of the housing agenda: Reporting from the World Urban Forum in Baku
My experience in Azerbaijan’s capital city and a list of examples for better housing in cities from WUF13.

My experience in Azerbaijan’s capital city and a list of examples for better housing in cities from WUF13.


It is almost time for the biggest conference for urban planners, the World Urban Forum (WUF). Hosted by UN-Habitat, this event will bring together around 20,000 planners and urbanists under the title “Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities”. Baku in Azerbaijan will host the event from 17-22 May 2026.

What I learned at the Urban Future Better-Cities conference in Ljubljana in March 2026 about making transformation happen.

An invitation for the next Urban Solutions Journalism Academy on April 8th, recent stories, and the case for reporting on what works.