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Number of participants at WUF13 announced

Baku, May 21, AZERTAC

“More than 38,000 participants have been registered so far at the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13),” announced Katerina Bezgachina, Chief of Communications at UN-Habitat, during the daily press briefing organized for media representatives within the framework of WUF13.

She noted that, to date, participants from more than 175 countries have attended the event.

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