Dialogue 5 - The Social and Economic Power of Housing (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 . How can housing drive prosperity while delivering equity for all? This Dialogue Session will unfold as an immersive and interactive experience, with three main parts. First, a high-level 'fireside chat' between two ministers and the ED of UN-Habitat, setting the stage with an overview of the global housing context, highlighting convergences and divergences in different parts of the world in both social and economic terms. Second, a panel discussion will convene industry experts, prominent world mayors, heads of global CSOs, and high-profile academics to debate fresh challenges and the critical enabling factors required to overcome them, bridging global frameworks with concrete territorial realities. Third, the moderator will open the discussion to the floor with a crowd-sourced...