World Urban Forum Opens in Baku With Focus on Sustainable Cities Hayatullah.Rahimi Sun, 05/17/2026 - 23:08 Author TOLOnews Profile Photo Author Short Bio TOLOnews is Afghanistan’s first 24-hour TV/online news channel covering national, regional and world affairs. Author Job TV Network Afghanistan The 13th World Urban Forum opened on Sunday, May 17, in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The global gathering, organized by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Government of Azerbaijan, will continue until May 23 and is focused on the theme “Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities.” Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiya, Qatar’s Minister of Municipality, said at the forum that Qatar’s experience has shown integrated planning to be the foundation for building more sustainable and resilient cities capable of balancing development, people, and the environment.