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Dean Sharp: War involves not only urban destruction, but also reconstruction processes

Association: Smart transport helps reduce urbanization problems

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Mara Cossu: Collective governance mechanisms are needed to address urban challenges

Ousmane Sow: Declining rural incomes intensify urbanization in Mali

Sharp: Post-conflict urban recovery is impossible without rebuilding social ties

Anacláudia Rossbach: 60% of women killed by partners

Land costs account for up to 40% of housing prices in Nigeria

Jim Robinson: Somalia lost $4.6 million in community infrastructure investments

Robinson: Accelerated housing provision without regard for property rights may lead to conflicts

Azerbaijani PM meets Turkmen President in Ashgabat

Jeffrey Tsang at WUF13 in Baku: AI will help experts manage cities

UN-Habitat: 14% of Ukraine's housing stock damaged as result of war

Ringo Lee at WUF13: AI is becoming important element of urban systems management

UN-Habitat plans to strengthen trilateral partnership between governments, business and UN bodies

Mario Flores: Ignoring property rights delays recovery from crises

Guliyeva: Private sector becoming driving force in building sustainable cities

Andross Chan: Parks may reduce energy consumption and protect cities from heat

Oriol Illa: Housing is more often viewed as investment asset rather than as social right

Euronews: WUF13 in Baku focuses on migration, housing, sustainable development

Barcelona representative at WUF13: Modern metropolitan areas face a range of challenges

Fiona McClaney: Housing crisis has ceased to be problem of different states

South Africa will need 125 years to overcome housing shortage

Kazuko Ishigaki at WUF13: UN needs to provide support to local authorities

UN-Habitat: Over 120 stakeholders share special feedback on progress

UN-Habitat: Countries need to adapt governance systems to new urbanization conditions

Nigeria's housing deficit reached 28M units, while mortgage rates are up to 32% per annum

Oriol Illa: Municipalities unable to cope with housing crisis on their own

Muradova: Azerbaijan supports women in urban planning

Lana Barreto: Destruction of cadastral archives in Gaza complicates restoration of housing rights