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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

Luca Di Gianfrancesco on WUF13: Important issues of sustainable urban development discussed in Baku

Lana Barreto: Gaza's future is being discussed without local communities' involvement

UN official: Infrastructure deficiency, housing shortage remain serious problems in African cities

Spanish rep at WUF13: Only 18% of urban agglomerations worldwide apply metropolitan governance

Fedeli: New governance mechanisms needed for development of megacities

Valeria Fedeli: Modern megacities becoming source of inequality

Valeria Fedeli: Urbanization growth without urban environment devt is threat to modern megacities

Patrick Lau: Baku has beautiful urban landscape

Jahangirov: Master plans of Azerbaijan's liberated lands executed in stages

UN-Habitat seeks new formats for private-sector cooperation in housing

China ready to share its experience in sustainable urban development with international partners

UN-Habitat: New strategic plan to focus on housing, land and basic services