UN-Habitat Arena - UN 2026 Water Conference: Urban housing roadmap (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. A clear articulation of the housing and urban services roadmap from Baku to Abu Dhabi—integrating water, sanitation, housing, land, and slum transformation—positioned as a strategic contribution to the 2026 UN Water Conference and future global policy dialogues. WUF13 is a strategic milestone on the road to the 2026 UN Water Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi in December 2026. Building on the UN Water Action Agenda launched in 2023, the event responds to the persistent global shortfall in access to safely managed water and sanitation, particularly in rapidly growing urban areas and informal settlements, by positioning housing, land governance, and WASH as inseparable pillars of sustainable urban development. The session highlights the stark reality that billions of people still ...