BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. Leyla Aliyeva,
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, attended the
opening ceremony of the World Summit on Investing in Children’s
Well-being: A Path to Sustainable and Equitable Development for
Future Generations, and the Second International Congress on
Childhood Cancer in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 21.
Prior to the opening ceremony, First Lady of Uzbekistan Ziroat
Mirziyoyeva welcomed Leyla Aliyeva and the other participants. The
attendees subsequently posed for a group photo.
The events, taking place on October 21–22, have brought together
representatives from more than 100 countries.
Initiated by Uzbekistan, the summit was jointly organized with
the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence
Against Children, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the
World Bank.
The summit is expected to conclude with the adoption of the
Samarkand Declaration.
