BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 10. The budget for the
new UN Framework Document amounts to $85.3 million, the Deputy
Minister of Economy Anar Akhundov said, Trend reports.
He made the announcement at a meeting of the High-Level Joint
Steering Committee of the UN Framework Program for Cooperation on
Sustainable Development, held today in Baku.
Akhundov noted that our main goal for the coming period is to
consolidate the successes achieved, as well as to continue
developing a partnership model that responds flexibly and
effectively to new global challenges, such as climate change,
digital transformation, inclusive growth, and economic
sustainability: “The Framework Document for 2026–2030 identifies
two main priority areas:
✓ inclusive socio-economic development and strengthening human
capital;
✓ protecting ecosystems, promoting climate resilience, and green
growth.
These priorities aim to expand access to quality services for
all citizens, ensure decent employment, foster innovation and
entrepreneurship, promote the efficient use of resources, and
protect the environment.”
The framework document, covering the period from 2026 through
2030, sets out specific statistical targets for the strategic
priorities. The first strategic priority is to increase the ratio
of government spending on agriculture toward inclusive
socioeconomic growth and the strengthening of human capital, reduce
premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases, increase women’s
participation in leadership positions and social protection
coverage, and increase the share of wages in GDP.
The second strategic priority is to protect ecosystems, promote
climate resilience and “green” growth, and improve integrated water
resource management, the share of renewable energy in total energy
consumption, waste recycling rates, and forest cover. These
indicators reflect the specific results that Azerbaijan plans to
achieve in the areas of sustainable development, a “green” economy,
and inclusive socio-economic development.
