World Habitat Day

   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.  A new UN-Habitat analysis reveals a major shift in national climate planning, putting cities at the centre: 80 per cent of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) now include well-developed urban measures, up from 49 per cent in the previous cycle (NDC 2.0). The report, Urban Content in NDC 3.0: Cities at the Centre, analyzed 142 national climate plans submitted to the UNFCCC by mid April , finding that countries are increasingly focusing on cities to help deliver climate goals. Housing, transport, infrastructure, energy, waste management, and other urban services are becoming more visible across national climate strategies as governments move from broad climate ambition toward implementation. The findings suggest that climate implementation is becoming increasingly ...

 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 . This event explores how law, governance, and policy can bridge the gap between national climate ambitions and local realities, putting cities at the center of climate action. The urgency of aligning urban development with climate action has never been clearer. Cities are at the heart of both the climate crisis and its solutions, responsible for a significant share of global emissions, yet uniquely positioned to drive transformative change. Effective climate action depends not only on ambition, but also on the systems, legal, institutional, and financial, that enable delivery. This event explores how legal and policy frameworks can bridge the gap between national climate ambitions and local urban realities. This event will mark the official launch of UN-Habitat's latest report on the u...