BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 19. Azerbaijan and
the United Nations (UN) have discussed key priorities for their
ongoing cooperation, focusing on sustainable development
initiatives, Trend reports.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov shared the
details in a post on his official X page.
"During the meeting with Vladanka Andreeva, United Nations
Resident Coordinator for Azerbaijan, we discussed key priorities on
the cooperation agenda with the United Nations.
We exchanged views on the implementation of the United
Nations-Azerbaijan Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
for 2026-2030, the development of the National SDG Monitoring
System to strengthen oversight of the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), and the continuation of efforts to localize the SDGs across
regions in cooperation with UN specialized agencies.
We express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Vladanka Andreeva for
her valuable contributions to strengthening the high-level
partnership between the UN Country Team and the Government of
Azerbaijan during her tenure and wish her continued success in her
future endeavors," the post reads.
Azerbaijan fully adopts the UN's 17 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), emphasizing poverty reduction, gender equality,
decent work, health, education, and environmental sustainability.
The nation aligns these objectives with strategies such as the
"National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development" and green
transition goals. Key areas include SDGs 1 & 2 (poverty and food
security), SDGs 3 & 4 (health and education), SDG 5 (gender
equality), SDG 8 (economic diversification and job creation), SDGs
7 & 13 (clean energy and climate action), SDG 9 (resilient
infrastructure), and SDGs 14 & 15 (environmental management).
Strategic roadmaps integrate these SDG targets with a commitment to
international cooperation to achieve 2030 Agenda targets.
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