BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar.2
Trend:
The United Nations (UN) and the Government of Azerbaijan signed the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2021-2025 on March 1, a source in the country’s Ministry of Economy told Trend.
According to the source, on behalf of the government the document was signed by the ministry’s head Mikayil Jabbarov, and on the other side - the UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Gulam Isaczai.
“As a result of successful cooperation between the UN and Azerbaijan today, four framework documents have been implemented. As a continuation, the decision was made to prepare a ‘Framework Document on Cooperation between the UN and Azerbaijan on Sustainable Development in 2021-2025’ and identified the main priorities of the document,” the source said.
“Fully compliant with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Cooperation Framework is based on the principles of human rights, gender equality, sustainable development, resilience and responsibility, including the priorities of socio-economic development, will cover the entire territory of Azerbaijan.”
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Jabbarov noted that Azerbaijan effectively cooperates with various specialized UN agencies, and as part of such cooperation there were signed a number of documents, as well as joint projects were implemented.
He emphasized that the implementation of the Cooperation Framework will contribute to the achievement of SDGs, reforms and implementation of projects, the development of human capital within the ‘Azerbaijan 2030: national socio-economic development’ program.
The minister also stressed the importance of cooperation with specialized UN agencies for the big return to the liberated territories, as well as respective steps have been already undertaken in this direction.
UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Ghulam Isaczai noted that the main goals of the Cooperation Framework are to transform the economy, support the government of Azerbaijan in meeting the needs of vulnerable groups of the population, minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and eliminate the consequences of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, emphasizing the role of the document in accelerating the implementation of the SDGs.
After the signing, a meeting between the minister and the resident coordinator was held, at which the parties exchanged views on the prospects for expanding cooperation with specialized UN agencies, added the source.
