BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. Azerbaijan actively
contributes to global humanitarian efforts through its cooperation
with OCHA and bilateral assistance provided by its governmental
institutions, said Tofig Musayev, Azerbaijan’s Permanent
Representative to the UN, at the General Discussion of the 2026
ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment.
The ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment (HAS) was held from 17
to 19 June 2026 at UN Headquarters in New York. During the General
Discussion, Azerbaijan delivered a statement, highlighting HAS as
an important platform for advancing dialogue on United Nations
humanitarian action.
It was noted that Azerbaijan actively contributes to global
humanitarian efforts through its cooperation with OCHA and
bilateral assistance provided by its governmental institutions.
While emphasizing that, since regaining independence, Azerbaijan
has successfully transformed from a recipient of humanitarian aid
into a donor country, the statement underscored that the
post-conflict humanitarian challenges it continues to
face—particularly those related to refugees and internally
displaced persons, widespread destruction, missing persons, and
mine contamination—remain pressing concerns.
Azerbaijan reaffirmed its firm belief that strengthened
multilateral cooperation and solidarity are essential to addressing
humanitarian needs and ensuring that no one is left behind.
