UN-Habitat Arena - Managing displacement across the humanitarian–development nexus and area-based approach (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. Managing displacement across the humanitarian-development nexus. Internal displacement affects more than 70 million people across 110 countries, with 58% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in cities and informal urban settlements where displacement intersects with deficits in housing, land, services, livelihoods, and governance. While humanitarian response remains essential, it is insufficient to address protracted displacement. Durable solutions require integrated approaches that connect humanitarian action with urban development, territorial planning, and peacebuilding within the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus. This perspective calls for a shift from population-centered responses to approaches grounded in urban systems. Territorial instruments and area...