{"disclaimer":"Transcripts available through this tool are created by using automatic speech recognition and are not official records nor official documents of the United Nations. Official records and official documents are available on the Official Document System of the United Nations.","url":"https://transcripts.un.org/es/asset/k1d/k1damf3gsu","llms":{"note":"Plain-text sibling of this page, compact for LLM context. For the full API guide (search, listing, URL grammar) see /llms.txt.","textUrl":"/es/asset/k1d/k1damf3gsu.txt","guide":"/llms.txt"},"video":{"id":"k1d/k1damf3gsu","kaltura_id":"1_damf3gsu","title":"UN-Habitat Arena - The Baku Urban Award: Scaling Housing Solutions for Global Impact (WUF13)","clean_title":"UN-Habitat Arena - The Baku Urban Award: Scaling Housing Solutions for Global Impact (WUF13)","url":"https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1damf3gsu","date":"2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z","scheduled_time":"2026-05-20T09:30:00.000Z","status":"finished","duration":"00:57:42","category":"Conferences","body":null,"event_code":null,"event_type":null,"session_number":null,"pv_symbol":null,"pv_part":null,"slug":"asset/k1d/k1damf3gsu"},"metadata":{"summary":"The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 17 to 22 May 2026. The theme of WUF13 is: Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities.","description":"The global housing crisis affects over 3 billion people and is driven by interconnected challenges including affordability constraints, informality, displacement, climate risks, and unequal access to land and services. While many innovative housing solutions exist, they often remain fragmented, under-recognized, and insufficiently scaled. There is a need for a global mechanism that connects practical solutions with knowledge generation, policy dialogue, and capacity development.\n\nIn response, UN-Habitat, in partnership with the Government of Azerbaijan, is establishing the Baku Urban Award as a global initiative to identify, recognize, and promote impactful housing solutions. Anchored in the World Urban Forum (WUF), the Award goes beyond recognition by serving as a platform for knowledge exchange, learning, and replication of proven practices.\n\nThe official launch at WUF13 will mark the start of the first award cycle and introduce the initiative to a global audience of governments, practitioners, development partners, academia, and civil society. The launch will take the form of a high-level announcement and interactive dialogue, including a panel discussion that positions the Award within the broader global housing agenda and highlights the link between practice, knowledge, and policy.\n\nExpected Outcomes\n\n• Officially introduce the Baku Urban Award to the global urban community\n• Generate visibility and momentum for the first award cycle\n• Increase awareness of the need to scale proven housing solutions\n• Mobilize interest and engagement from potential applicants and partners\n• Strengthen collaboration around housing knowledge, practice exchange, and capacity development.\n\nKey Messages\nHousing solutions already exist across the world and require greater visibility, exchange, and scaling.\nThe Baku Urban Award aims to bridge the gap between practice, knowledge, and policy uptake.\nThe initiative goes beyond an award ceremony by establishing sustained activities focused on learning, capacity development, and dissemination.\nAnchoring the Award within WUF enables global visibility, outreach, and engagement through UN-Habitat's convening power and networks.\nThe Award contributes to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.\nObjectives Presenting the rationale, objectives, and structure of the Award\nHighlighting the Award's contribution to advancing adequate housing for all and sustainable urban development\nShowcasing the Award's integrated approach combining recognition, knowledge generation, and capacity development\nEncouraging governments, organizations, and practitioners to engage with and contribute to the initiative","categories":["Meetings & Events","Conferences","World Urban Forum","13th"],"geographic_subject":[],"subject_topical":[],"corporate_name":[],"speaker_affiliation":[],"related_documents":[{"title":"World Urban Forum Website","url":"https://wuf.unhabitat.org/"},{"title":"Programme","url":"https://wuf.unhabitat.org/main-events"}]},"transcript":null,"message":"No transcript available"}