BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 10. The schedule of
events dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals, which will
take place in Shusha and Nakhchivan, has already been finalized,
and the deputy ministers have agreed on the dates for these events.
We will be in Shusha on April 29–30 and in Nakhchivan on May 7–8,
UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, Igor Garafulic said,
Trend reports.


He made the announcement at a meeting of the Joint High-Level
Steering Committee of the UN Framework Programme for Cooperation on
Sustainable Development, held today in Baku.


Garafulic noted that during these visits, consultation workshops
will be held with local executive authorities, and their views on
the Sustainable Development Goals will be explored. At the same
time, awareness-raising events and local-level dialogues will be
organized at universities: “We are now where everyone wanted to
be—we are already working on the ground.


In February, we held a meeting with some colleagues, and that is
when we began preparations for this session. Our goal was to
organize this session effectively, productively, and with concrete
results. At that meeting, we prepared our joint work plans, and the
fact that they have already begun to be implemented demonstrates
the effectiveness of the work we have done,” he emphasized.







The UN representative also emphasized that the new cooperation
framework is more focused and prioritized: “This program aligns
with Azerbaijan’s national development strategy and the country’s
evolving context.”


''The working group meetings held in February served as an
important platform for reviewing priorities for 2026. During these
meetings, areas for improvement were identified, and coordination
between the government and the UN was further strengthened. The
results of these discussions will be presented today, and we look
forward to your approval.


I would like to note that all information regarding the
structure of our cooperation is already available to the public on
the “un info” platform. This ensures transparency regarding UN
programs and, in particular, funding. Additionally, the annual
reports for 2025 will be published by June, providing detailed
information on our collective achievements,” he added.