13th World Urban Forum in Azerbaijan — Housing Challenges & City of the Future

Date : 22 May 2026

AI facilities, digital infrastructure and real time data are parts of smart cities but loopholes and lack of other essential amenities turn attention towards what will be the future of cities.

From 17–22 May 2026, the 13th Urban Forum is going on in Baku, Azerbaijan focusing on ‘Housing Challenges’ an issue at present and regarding City of the Future.

Theme of the 13th Urban Forum is ““Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities”.

According to www://wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 ,

“The Forum shines a global spotlight on the urgent need to address the global housing crisis and position housing as a driver of

• Inclusive

• Resilient &

• Sustainable urban development

“Across discussions, a common message emerged: housing is not only about building structures, but about creating communities, opportunities and long-term resilience.”

www//news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167564 quoted Anacláudia Rossbach,

“Technology alone is not enough.

The most important thing of our work is that smart cities really need to be people-centered,” she said, adding that human rights, inclusion and equity must remain at the heart of digital transformation.”

It ought to be obligation of local governments and civil society to instill civil mindset and civilized mannerism which will be real city of the future not hypocrite, hazardous and manipulative smart cities for and by the malefactors.

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