ONE UN - Remove the risk, not the people - Slum transformation as key to housing justice and climate resilience (WUF13).
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. Boosting urban climate resilience and sustainable development through integrated slum transformation. In the final Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress on SDG indicator 11.1 ("By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums") has stalled and, in many regions, reversed. Informal settlements already house more than one billion people and, without immediate and decisive action at scale, are projected to grow to three billion residents by 2050. At the same time, climate change is intensifying heat stress, flooding, landslides, water insecurity and health risks, disproportionately affecting residents of informal settlements and deepening existing housing and inequality gaps. With hou...