Azerbaijan and the United Nations

Azerbaijan
United Nations membership
Membership Full member
Since 2 March 1992
UNSC seat Non-permanent
Ambassador Yaşar Aliyev
Azerbaijan
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The Republic of Azerbaijan has been an 168th member in the United Nations since March 2, 1992 after the UN General Assembly admitted Azerbaijan at its 46th session. On October 29, 1991, soon after gaining independence from the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan applied to the UN General Assembly for joining the organization.

Through the UN, Azerbaijan has reached out to the international community, especially Europe. Azerbaijan strengthened its relations with UN by cooperating with UN agencies and bodies. [1]

Being in a state of war with Armenia, Azerbaijan used the platform of the UN to draw attention of the international countries to the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict. The Armenian side partially complied with some of the demands of the Security Council and has totally ignored the demand to withdraw its forces from all occupied territories.

Azerbaijan closely cooperates with International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Food Programme, the financial institutions of UN.

UNICEF provided humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijan in the amount of $9.5 million between 1994 and 1996, $2.2 million in 1997, $2 million per year in 1998 and 1999. Within the framework of cooperation between Azerbaijan and UNICEF, the projects of "Early childhood development and the initiative of a better parent", "Active learning and school", "Education for development and Convention on the Rights of Child", "Improvement of information and analysis in education", "Health and development of the youth", "Creation of parent-teacher Associations, "Education on the landmine threat" were implemented between 2000 and 2004. [2]

National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1994 in accordance with the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan. Cooperating with United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) assisted to develop the spheres of education, science and culture in the Azerbaijan. The First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva designated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in September 2004.

Present situation

The mutual relations between Azerbaijan and the UN developed rapidly in many fields.

Azerbaijan joined the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Industry Development Organization (UNIDO) and implemented different projects and programmes in order to improve living standards, structural adjustments of economy in close cooperation with these organizations.

So far different UN agencies have implemented about 50 projects which are totally cost $96.6 million. Presently United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is implementing 10 projects in different fields in Azerbaijan. [3]

UN`s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is implementing three national projects in Azerbaijan. One of these projects which amounts $400,000, is to cultivate a virus-free potato seed.

The other projects of FAO, costing of $350,000 and $200,000, are aimed at developing organic agriculture and to extend abilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and other relevant organizations in marketing agrarian products.

UN-Azerbaijan Partnership Framework (UNAPF) is aimed at supporting the development and diversification of economy, increasing institutional capacity and protecting environment.[4]

Documents

List of documents adopted by the United Nations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict:

Resolutions of Security Council of UN

Resolutions Place Date Sources
1 Resolution 822 At 3205th meeting of Security Council 30 April, 1993 [5]
2 Resolution 853 At 3259th meeting of Security Council 29 July, 1993 [6]
3 Resolution 874 At 3292nd meeting of Security Council 14 October, 1993 [7]
4 Resolution 884 At 3313th meeting of Security Council 12 November, 1993 [8]
Resolutions Place Date Sources
1 "Emergency international assistance to refugees and displaced persons in Azerbaijan" At the 85th plenary meeting 23 March 1994 [9]
2 :The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan At the 98th plenary meeting 15 September 2006 [10]
3 The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan At the 86th plenary meeting 25 April 2008 [11]

Statements of Security Council of UN

Statements Place Date Sources
1 S/23904 At the 3072nd meeting of Security Council 12 May, 1992 [12]
2 S/24493 26 August, 1992 [13]
3 S/24721 At the 3127th meeting of Security Council 27 October, 1992 [14]
4 S/25199 29 January, 1992 [15]
5 S/25539 06 April, 1993 [15]
6 S/26326 18 August, 1993 [15]
7 S/PRST/1995/21 At the 3525th meeting of the Security Council 26 April, 1995 [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Azerbaijani - United Nations relations – 1905.az". 1905.az. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Azerbaijan". General Assembly of the United Nations. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "United Nations Documents Index: No.4 January-march 2004". United Nations Publications. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "INTRODUCTION - 2002 COUNTRY PROFILES SERIES : Azerbaijan" (PDF). Un.org. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Team. "Resolution 822" (PDF). documents-dds-ny.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  6. ↑ Team. "Resolution 853" (PDF). documents-dds-ny.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  7. ↑ "Resolution 874" (PDF). documents-dds-ny.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Resolution 884" (PDF). documents-dds-ny.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Emergency international assistance to refugees and displaced persons in Azerbaijan". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  10. ↑ "The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  11. ↑ "A/RES/62/243 - E". undocs.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  12. ↑ "Statement S/23904 of Security Council" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Statement S/24493 of Security Council" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Statement S/24721 of Security Council" (PDF).
  15. 1 2 3 "DOCUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN CONFLICT" (PDF).
  16. ↑ "Statement S/PRST/1995/21 of Security Council".
  1. "Azerbaijan MUN Country Profile - IMUNA". Imuna.org. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. "Economic relations between Azerbaijan and the United Nations". Economy.gov.az. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  3. "Internship". UNDP in Azerbaijan. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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