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To raise the capacity of civil society and women’s nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and enable them to communicate their messages to and through the media effectively, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information...
It was one of those bright May mornings in Zagatala, a region 430 km away from the capital Baku, bordering both Russia and Georgia, when the joint team of UNO Baku –Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) arrived at Secondary School...
To present the outcomes and national priorities reflected in the concept Azerbaijan: Vision 2020, as well as to elaborate on achievements, challenges, and recommendations in respective fields of population dynamics for the period beyond 2015...
In the lead-up to the Second UN Global Road Safety Week, the Representative of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan joined students and educators, as well as parents, of secondary school №46 in Baku to boost community involvement in road safety promotion...
In observance of World Health Day, the UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan teamed up with the State Centre of Public Health and Reforms (CPHR) and the Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
With the aim of improving the visibility of the non-governmental sector by enhancing the communications skills of its leaders and PR people, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UNDPI) team conducted a master class titled “Effective...
To rediscover the beauty of the English language which was spoken by only three tribes 1,500 years ago but has now become the most flexible mode of intercommunication of nearly two billion people today, the UNO Baku – Department of Public...
The UN in Azerbaijan, in close partnership with the Academy of Public Administration, brought together leading scholars, researchers, senior government officials and policy-makers on 23 April, to discuss economical, social and environmental...
To encourage an open dialogue with the civil society and seek a true common vision on the future of our planet within the ongoing Sustainable Development and Post-2015 discussions, the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and the office...
UNO Baku – Department of Public Information Office (UNDPI), jointly with the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office, brought together 30 media specialists representing various TV stations...
In observance of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, the Representative of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, Ms. Envera Selimovic, together with the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), and International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) representatives...
Following the success of the joint two-year campaign “Stop TB in my lifetime”, the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office and the US Alumni Outreach Program (US AOP) once again teamed up and conducted an event in Lankaran...
Leading up to the International Women’s Day celebration and as a continuation of the awareness raising sessions among journalists on the issues related to women’s rights and women’s empowerment, UNO Baku ...
On 6 March 2013 UNO Baku – the Department of Public Information (UN DPI) team braved the cold and joined hands with the women of the Azerbaijani Tartar region, before a promising cooperative session devoted to the upcoming International Women's Day under...
In observance of International Mother Language Day, which is globally celebrated on 21 February, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI), for the fifth time in a row, initiated a series of gatherings to promote awareness to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism...
The Programme was mandated in December 1980 by UN General Assembly Resolution 35/201 (paragraph III-9) and renamed in September 2003 “Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists’...
Under the UN Secretary-General’s initiative “Education First” and within the larger MDG campaign, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information, (UNDPI) joined forces with International Organization for...
With an aim to advance general knowledge about cancer, this year’s World Cancer Day put the spotlight on cancer prevention and early diagnosis. With this in mind, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information, in close partnership with the U.S. Alumni
On Monday morning of 28 January, around fifty students, teachers and educators from two Baku-based high schools gathered at the UN House Conference Hall to make their voices heard against hatred and stereotypes as a part of a worldwide observance during which victims of the Holocaust are remembered. The 2013 Baku ...
On 23 January, UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) started an early observance of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust in partnership with Chabad Ohr Avner, an educational complex founded by Baku-based ...
On 17 January, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information kicked off its human rights-focused outreach activities in 2013 with an outstanding workshop organized jointly with the youth of the Ireli Public Union. The workshop brought together students from various Baku-based educational establishments majoring in law, eager ...
In continuation of a series of outreach activities aimed at raising awareness on UN-related issues among Azerbaijani youth, the UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UN DPI) teamed up with Baku-based secondary school “number six” on 11 January ...
As a continuation of successful collaboration with schools and higher educational institutions in Azerbaijan, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UN DPI) launched its outreach activities in 2013 with a screening of “2012 Year in Review” documentary at lyceum ...
Together with state policymakers, UN agencies, and representatives of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women and Children’s Affairs (SCFWCA), the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) participated in an event entitled “Say NO to Violence ...
Voicing our heartfelt gratitude to the world’s largest minority – people with disabilities - for being a source of strength and inspiration for the whole universe, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan joined a global movement that aims at creating societies that value diversity and inclusion. In light of this, a conference on the rehabilitation and social protection of persons with disabilities was held in Baku on 7 December 2012, in observance of...
On 10 December the UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UNDPI) team joined forces with the students of the Baku European Lyceum (BEL) to mark Human Rights Day which is celebrated globally on that day, and to conclude its 16 Days of Activism for Elimination...
Travelling on a clear November morning from Baku to Tovuz, the westernmost point of Azerbaijan located 438 km from the capital city, the Representative of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in the country, Ms. Envera Selimovic, launched the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign on November 25, 2012. Extending from November 25th, the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the campaign calls upon individuals and groups around the world to be proactive in ending all forms of violence...
Thrilled to celebrate Universal Children’s Day jointly with an internet safety expert, students of Baku European Lyceum (BEL) were truly captivated by Larry Magid’s presentation that highlighted the issue of teens’ online safety and their privacy along with children’s rights ...
With a sparkly red ribbon brooch Azerbaijani health workers, UN representatives, community-based organizations, and local health activists along with media, gathered together on 1 December 2012, in honour of the 24th annual World AIDS Day and to join global forces in raising awareness, fighting the stigma, improving education, mobilising resources and raising funds to better our response to HIV and AIDS...
Highlighting the rising number of people living with diabetes in Azerbaijan, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) alongside the Azerbaijan Diabetes Society (ADS) gathered on 14 November 2012 to observe World Diabetes Day. Pointing to the projected prevalence of diabetes among 733,000 people in the country, the UN DPI Azerbaijan supported the ADS NGO in reminding and educating the public not only about the health problems ...
Baku, 9 November: The four-day Internet Governance Forum held in Baku, Azerbaijan, came to a close today. The 2013 IGF will be in Bali, Indonesia following the Government of Indonesia's bid to host the annual conference.More than 1 600 delegates representing 128 different countries attended the conference. The delegates ...
Under the bright rays of sun and cool breeze of Baku, more than seventy schoolchildren, people with disabilities and children deprived of parental care joined the birthday celebration of the United Nations organized by the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan on 24 October which marks the 67th anniversary of the day when the United Nations Charter went into effect. With their cheerful laughs and excitement, students of local secondary ...
With the goal to remind local communities and different groups about food related issues around the world, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan celebrated World Food Day on 16 October in partnership with the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The event, titled under the 2012 World Food Day theme “Agricultural cooperatives: key to feeding the world” brought together representatives of ...
On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, representative of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, Envera Selimovic, traveled to Shirvan region to acknowledge and honor teachers working far from the capital and praise the particular...
In celebration of the UN Spanish Language Day, a lively gathering took place on 12 October at Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL) on the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) initiative. Dressed up in bright colors and armed with big smiles...
Happy to join the celebration of the first ever International Day of the Girl Child around the world, the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan team, along with the representatives of the Rehabilitation Centre for Juvenile Offenders, was excited to share the joy with fosterlings of the Youth House for Girls of SOS Children’s Village.Similar to UN offices and agencies around the world that have come together to focus on child marriage, which is a fundamental human rights violation and impacts all aspects...
In continuation of the UN4U campaign, the UNO Baku – UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, jointly with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Baku and Baku Slavic University, conducted a media workshop entitled ...
Excited to be part of the UN-organized awareness raising info session, and ready to learn how to recognize and prevent human trafficking, students of Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University (ASPU) greeted the UNO Baku – UN Department of Public ...
Joining the global celebration of World Tourism Day on 27 September 2012, students of the Azerbaijan Tourism Institute (ATI) and the Baku Tourism Vocational School (BTVS) expressed their eagerness to join world tourism professionals at a large conference hosted by...
Bringing together journalists from the most influential Azerbaijani news and information agencies on 27 September, the UNO Baku-Department of Public Information (UN DPI) jointly with the World Food Programme (WFP) kick started the UN4U Campaign with a workshop dedicated ...
On 21 September UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) marked World Peace Day at Public TV, one of the most influential and respectable television channels in Azerbaijan. In a live programme, the UN DPI team aimed at spreading the knowledge and understanding of...
“I cannot believe you are back again,” said Irada Akbarova with a glow in her eyes seeing Envera Selimovic, the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) Representative in Azerbaijan, at her door together with the UN DPI team...
Joining the worldwide effort to remind the global community of the status of global literacy and adult learning, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) celebrated International Literacy Day on 8 September 2012 in Sumgait, the second largest city in Azerbaijan...
Bringing together 13 professional photographers and photojournalists, UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) together with an international photojournalist Allison Kwesell organized a two-day...
Located on the slope of the Greater Caucasus Mountains range with a population of approximately 10,000 people, the Azerbaijani village of Kichik Dahna of Sheki region, for the last 20 years, experienced many problems with the access to clean water or irrigation. It was just about the right time to continue the UN’s “I Was Here” campaign which encourages people to help others, as in this case the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the support of Korea...
It’s a never-ending story about the resilience of children that brought the Representative of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) based in Baku to return to a boarding school in the Azerbaijani city of Guba that shelters children deprived of parental care. The visit...
On August 16th, as a continuation of the “I was here” campaign dedicated to World Humanitarian Day, the UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI), together with the representative of the State Committee on Refugees and IDPs, visited an aggrieved ...
Ms Irada Akbarova beamed upon seeing the Representative of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, Ms Envera Selimovic, and the Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Elmira Suleymanova, at her door on August 15th, 2012 in Bina...
On a bright 12 August Sunday morning, Azerbaijani youth gathered together in Baku to celebrate the International Youth Day at a conference organized by UNO Baku, Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in partnership with the US-Educated Azerbaijani...
Tatyana Belosheyeva sat tall in bed excited to share the adventurous story of her life and tattered, aged photos she cherishes of her youth over a meal shared by the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) team at a nursing home for the elderly in Bilgah...
The United Nations is developing a System-Wide Action Plan on Youth. This Action Plan will affect the way the whole UN system will work with and for youth in the coming years.
The Action Plan to guide the whole UN system in our work for and with young...
Consistent with its goal of being the central source of information about the UN and its work, the UNO Baku - United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) continue to reach various audiences from the educational sector, civil society, NGOs and...
On 24 July, 2012, the UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UN DPI), in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages Azerbaijan, brought together 15 to 17 year-old teenagers, from two SOS Youth...
The morning of 23rd of July was an extraordinary day for 25 kids of Azerbaijani SOS Children’s Village situated in Ahmedly district of the Baku capital. The day started with an unusual conversation about...
With the hope to inspire individuals to take action to help change the world for better UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan teamed up with the Information Resource Complex of Azerbaijan University of Languages(IRC AUL) and International ...
To wrap-up sessions dedicated to the promoting UN’s work in improving gender equality and empowerment of women, within the celebration of the 20th anniversary of UN’s presence in Azerbaijan...
As a continuation of the campaign aiming at enlightening the various stratum of society about the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment, UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) held this year’s session at Ireli Public Union...
“Educating local women and girls about their rights is of paramount importance to developing the skills and confidence in them necessary to get a job, create a healthy lifestyle, and regain a home for...
In observance of United Nations Public Service Day, the UNO Baku - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan teamed up with the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Azerbaijan (APA), to mark the importance of public service...
In observance of World Refugee Day and to reflect on what is happening to refugees and displaced persons globally and particularly in Azerbaijan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) jointly with the UN Country Team and the Azerbaijani...
In the lead to Rio+20 Conference, as an historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all, UNO Baku - Department of Public...
Pursuing the aim of introducing the UN history and its current affairs and challenges to Azerbaijani youth, the UNO Baku- Department of Public Information (UN DPI) team conducted...
To advocate the culture of donation and to promote the idea of becoming a donor among a young audience, the UNO Baku – UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office teamed up with the World Health Organization (WHO), Red Crescent Society, Blood...
To wrap up all activities around World Environment Day 2012, which falls this year on the eve of the United Nations Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development, UNO Baku organized clean up at the Shuvalan beach on Absheron peninsula on 02 June. The ‘subbotnik’...
To join millions of people – NGOs, educational establishments, governments and youth organizations, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information Office (UN DPI) team summed up annual...
To jointly celebrate the UN proclaimed Russian Language Day and pay tribute to Aleksandr Pushkin, recognized as the father of Russian literature, Azerbaijani governmental officials, diplomats...
As a continuation of the training session dedicated to World No Tobacco Day, UNO Baku- Department of Public Information (UN DPI) organized a movie screening for the young generation of the public. Within the frame of “UN Movie and Debate Club” that aims...
“Smoking is the most wide spread addiction worldwide. But despite all efforts of specialists to promote a healthy lifestyle, according to information published by State Statistics Committee, the production of tobacco has increased in Azerbaijan during 2011 by...
Within the frame of educational sessions’ series to pass a deeper understanding of the work of the UN to youngsters, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office organized an information session on the UN in Azerbaijan and Millennium...
Although the world’s important days are actually not officially celebrated in most of countries, these days are treated as favorite holidays by the international society because they commemorate...
The United Nations Organization (UNO) Baku conducted a special briefing on forthcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – “Rio+20” by bringing together many journalists...
Within the 20th anniversary of the United Nations’ presence in Azerbaijan and in an attempt to provide insight into the fundamental goals, ambitions and aspirations that we all share, UNO...
To recognize the importance of family ties and to give elderly people a warm and cozy feeling of a family reunion who otherwise lack this in their daily lives, UNO Baku Department of Public Information (UN DPI) graciously organized the celebration in partnership with Information Resource Centre of Azerbaijan University of Languages (IRC AUL) on 15 May 2012...
“Such sessions are very important for my students, whose rights were mercilessly violated, and studying their rights is essential for them. In this way, I do realize the impact of strengthening...
On a bright May morning the conference hall of the School # 46 was full of young and excited students who gathered to gain more information on United Nations and increase their knowledge...
With the target of providing youngsters with broader information to thus increase their knowledge about the significant role of United Nations system in Azerbaijan and Millennium Development Goals...
To recognize two decades of strong cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United Nations, the UN Department of Public Information Office (DPI) in Azerbaijan organized an information session on the UN and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...
In observance of World Press Freedom Day, UNO Baku – Department of Public Information (UNDPI) in partnership with Information Resource Centre of University of Languages (IRC AUL) organized a movie screening and discussion in Baku...
In observance of English Language Day, which is celebrated at the UN on 23 April, and traditionally observed as the birthday of William Shakespeare, students of Azerbaijani University of...
With a view to creating awareness among the public regarding the need to preserve the planet, and in observance of Mother Earth Day, the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan brought together around one hundred environmentalists and nature lovers representing a multitude of national NGOs, universities and schools...
Articulate, stylish and formally-attired, the delegates at the Fourth Annual Baku Model UN Conference (BMUN), held on 14 April 2012, condemned in unequivocal terms the global community’s failure to halt the ever-widening network of human trafficking...
“Being surrounded by so many French speakers, I felt like walking down the Champs-Élysées or somewhere in southern France,” said Tural Abbasov, the fourth-year student at Azerbaijan Institute of Languages(AIL). After taking part in celebration of UN French...
As a continuation of the newly launched UN Movie and Debate Club, UNO Baku – UN DPI office in Azerbaijan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and youth NGOs teamed up on March 17 2012, to discuss human trafficking and how...
On March 15, the UN Baku team organized a dynamic information session to familiarize students with the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) at Baku-based School # 23. The session, held within the framework of the educational campaign to improve...
Agshin Guliyev, a high school student from school #7, said that he was touched by learning about the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDG) at a school-wide conference hosted by the UN...
On March 13, the UN Baku organized an information session on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at School # 27 in Baku. This session was part of a broader MDGs focused education...
Narmin Mammadova, a third year student from Azerbaijan State Economic University, had never participated in an open discussion on breast cancer before. Speaking at the inaugural “UN Movie...
To represent individuals’ thoughts, culture and heritage through language and to cultivate societal understanding, the UN Office in Azerbaijan teamed up with the Integration of Azerbaijani Youth to Europe Organization (AGAT), the Coordination Council...
UNO Baku vowed to continue and strengthen the previous successful cooperation with Baku-based secondary schools by initiating a drive to enlighten high school students about human rights within the frame of celebrating the twentieth anniversary...
Within the frame of celebrating the twentieth anniversary of United Nations in Azerbaijan, the UN Office in Baku (UNO) launched a series of educational sessions that will be conducted...
The word ‘Cancer’ holds a stigma that still sends shivers down the spine and despite various new treatments many people, especially in the late stages, continue to succumb to the disease...
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation,” said Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel. Reflecting those words the UN Office - Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan organized an event dedicated to the International Day of Commemoration...
On January 13, inspired by successful collaboration with high school students in the previous year, the UN DPI team organised an informative and inspiring human rights workshop for a number of active and motivated students from five different secondary schools...
“We have learned to collectively define our human rights, but challenges arise as we work to make them a reality for all,” said Ms. Envera Selimovic, Representative of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, which is observed annually...
On December 5, the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan celebrated volunteering as an expression of our common humanity and teamed up with the American Council/Flex Alumni, the Association of Former UN Interns (AFUNI)...
On December 1st, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, in close partnership with the World Health Organization, Ombudsman’s office and several Baku based schools,conducted an extensive workshop...
On November 25, in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan joined...
The United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) Office in Baku, in cooperation with the Western University and the Palestinian Embassy to Azerbaijan, has organized an informative public lecture devoted to the International Day of Solidarity...
On November 19 on the occasion of the Universal Children’s Day, which aims at promoting the welfare of children and developing understanding between children all over the world, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) Office in Baku...
On the 16th anniversary of the Azerbaijan English Teachers Association, the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) Representative in Azerbaijan, Ms. Envera Selimovic, joined a lively conversation with sponsors and friends of this Association to further cooperation and explore new possibilities of reaching out to society...
To join the voices of millions of people around the world who recognize the increasing burden of diabetes on the health sector the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office teamed up with the Azerbaijan Diabetes Society (ADS) and other partners...
This year around the United Nations Day, UN office in Azerbaijan visited the universities to raise awareness on the UN’s activities around the globe, its mission and ideas. On October 17-21, with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI)...
A roundtable on employment of women in rural areas and integration of children with mental disabilities into society was conducted in Goychay. The advocacy event is part of UN-led initiative on holding a series of discussions on rural women’s empowerment, in partnership with the State Committee for Family, Women and Children's Affairs (SCFWCA)which has been...
On a bright October morning the conference hall at the Azerbaijan Teachers' Institute was full of professors and students who gathered to mark World Teachers Day. Worldwide, teachers play a vital role in helping boys and girls reach their potential...
To raise awareness on tourism and its significant role in sustainable development, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) team marked World Tourism Day jointly with the Baku-based University of Tourism on September 27th, 2011. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon...
On 22 September 2011, UN Women, the UN's newest organization, celebrated its launch jointly with sister agencies in Baku, Azerbaijan. Representatives from the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, civil society and the media packed the Park Inn hotel conference room for the one-day seminar...
“Children call on Peace,” an event organized by the SOS Children’s Village Association took place on 25 September in Baku as a culmination of the ongoing collaborative activities whirling around International Day of Peace celebration that the office of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan...
A two-day seminar titled “The Introduction of Food Security Monitoring and its Application” organized by World Food Program (WFP) and supported by the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI), was conducted in Baku, Azerbaijan...
To promote peace, raise awareness, teach, and realize peace for the greater good of humanity and all life, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) staff continued ten days of International Peace Day activities with a lively and interactive session for the students at the Azerbaijani...
To launch a long-lasting awareness-raising activities around International Peace Day, the United Nations office in Azerbaijan, in close partnership with the Ombudsman office, government officials, NGOs, and the media launched ten days of activities...
It is school time again! Some kids feel excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over. For most children and their parents, the first day of school is for sharing the excitement and building fine memories that they will cherish together for a long time. That...
As the continuation of a successful partnership between the Azerbaijani Academy of the Public Administration and within the Academic Impact initiative, the Representative of the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan Envera Selimovic greeted students on the National Day of Knowledge. On a bright and sunny 15th September, their first day in school, Ms Selimovic shared in the enthusiasm with energetic and talented youth, nervous parents, and proud...
To strengthen connections and to continue cooperation with local media in raising awareness around environmental topics, the UN DPI office took the lead at a workshop titled "Environmental...
On the initiative of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI), in close partnership with SOS Children's Villages-Azerbaijan and Save the Children, an event dedicated to the International Youth Day and to inspire youth initiative at all levels, was held...
In observance of the International Youth Day, the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and SOS Children’s Village Association cordially invite you to an event that will take place at the SOS Children’s Village...
On July 27th, 2011, the Azerbaijan Ecological Standards Monitoring Fund (AESMF) and the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI) jointly conducted a round table for youth and journalists to take stock of nine youth trainings that took place...
For more than 20 years World Population Day, observed annually on 11 July, has been an occasion to mark the significance of population trends and related issues such as: family...
For the second consecutive year, the United Nation’s Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan joined people around the world to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday, hailing the man whose fight against the apartheid regime, his imprisonment and subsequent rise to power captivated hearts and minds around the globe. In doing so, UN DPI’s team joined forces...
As the country celebrated Public Service Day, Azerbaijani Academy of Public Administration (APA), jointly with UN family in Azerbaijan, organized a conference on 23 June 2011, to generate positive interest...
Although Azerbaijan is one of those countries that have ratified the Treaty for the Rights of Women, officially known as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and a significant improvement...
On 20 June 2011, Azerbaijan’s capital marked World Refugee Day, jointly organized by the State Committee for Refugees and Azerbaijani Internally Displaced Person (IDP), Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Public Academy of Azerbaijan. The event brought together MPs...
On the occasion of World Environment Day, which is celebrated annually on 5 June, and the International Year of Forest, proclaimed by the United Nations for the year 2011, Azerbaijani experts and students, along with the representatives of the UN Department...
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31 to draw global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to the negative health effects, which cause many deaths worldwide. Taking into consideration the importance of educating the younger generation to refrain from smoking, the United Nations Department of...
As part of a long-term collaboration between the UN Office in Baku and Qafqaz University, the UN House in Azerbaijan hosted a group of students and professors from Qafqaz University on 16 May...
To discuss existing gender issues and to demonstrate solidarity with women working for women, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI), the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and ...
On 10 May, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan organized an awareness-raising seminar at Qafqaz University (QU) where many local and international students and scholars work, collaborate and study together in a multicultural and multilingual environment..
An UN-initiated roundtable debate on early marriage and gender-based violence was conducted in Lenkaran, near the Azerbaijani southern border with Iran on 05 May 2011. This very important discussion took place within a series of advocacy and information exchange events that are taking place in...
This year the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan teamed up with the Azerbaijan State University of Languages and Information Resource Complex to celebrate the second English Language Day. The University of Languages, unique in preparing specialists in foreign languages...
The Baku based UN DPI office in cooperation with Western University organized a variety of advocacy events -- presentations, discussions, lectures -- with the students and university staff. The latest lively and productive exchange of views took place on 14 April 2011, within...
The United Nations and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources launched the International Year of Forests in Azerbaijan on 02 April 2011 at a special tree planting ceremony. On that breezy day, Minister Huseyngulu Bagirov, UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Fikret Akcura...
The UN Academic Impact (UNAI) initiative, which aims at empowering students and faculty to take their learning beyond the classroom, generated a very enthusiastic response among several Baku based universities. The Academy of Public Administration, the Azerbaijan Teachers Institute...
The United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI), in close partnership with IRELI Youth Public Union, led an inspiring event dedicated to International Women’s Day. This event took place on 8 March 2011, as part of a wider campaign entitled...
The United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in partnership with the Azerbaijan University of Languages Information Resource Centre organized an event on 4 March to mark International Women’s Day. The day joins millions...
The Third Baku Model United Nations for high school students, organized by the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in collaboration with The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA) and Baku Oxford School (BOS)brought together more than 100 participants from 16 schools at the Landmark...
The United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in partnership with the Azerbaijan Teacher Institute organized an event to honor the victims of the Holocaust and inform about of the horrors of the genocide...
In observance of the Human Rights Day the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) Office in Azerbaijan and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), jointly hosted a roundtable discussion entitled: “Human Rights Day 2010 - Speak Up - End Discrimination” on 9 December...
Always supporting the activities implemented by its sister agencies and programmes, the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) team again gave its full support to the UNAIDS (United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS) workshop organized jointly with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection...
Visitors of a popular shopping and entertainment centre in Baku were pleasantly surprised by an unusual United Nations Day campaign, organised jointly by UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan and the Association of Former UN Interns (AFUNI). The citizens and guests of the city...
This year the UN Day was celebrated in Azerbaijan with the UN coming to schools. Representatives of nearly all the major UN agencies working in Azerbaijan talked to high school students in Baku about how “the United Nations works for them”. The event was organized by the UN Department of Public Information...
21 September 2010 - The International Day of Peace was the theme of the presentation organized by the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Azerbaijan at the Baku School No.132 named after Huseyn Javid. Attended by about 30 tenth form students it started with a brief reflection around a simple question: “what is peace?
18 September 2010 - More than 150 young students from different universities in Baku joined millions of people around the world in expressing their solidarity for ending poverty and its root causes by 2015.
19 August 2010 - Azerbaijan joined other countries in marking the World Humanitarian Day to pay a public tribute to the men and women who work to save the lives and protect the health of people affected by emergencies, whether caused by conflict or natural disasters. These are often life-threatening situations and humanitarian aid workers put their own lives at risk.
05 July 2010 - This year’s observance of World Population Day in Baku, Azerbaijan brought together senior officials from various UN agencies, national and international organizations...
18 June 2010 - This year’s observance of World Refugee Day in Baku, Azerbaijan - led by the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs and UNHCR - brought together senior officials from various UN agencies, national...
22 May 2010 - On the occasion of International Biodiversity Day (22 May) the office of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan, teamed up with local partners...
05 June 2010 - Keeping with the tradition of celebrating World Environment Day annually for the last several years in a raw, United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) office in Baku this year teamed up...
24 May 2010 - Mr. Walter Kalin, Representative of the Secretary-General of the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, paid a six-day visit to Azerbaijan to take the stock of the...
25 May, 2010 - “I am really happy that the Secretary-General decided to send me to represent him at the 7th Council of Europe’s Conference of Ministers responsible for Equality...
07 May, 2010 - As a continuation of the activities related to the International Year of Biodiversity, the Office of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan partnering...
03 May, 2010 - World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly back in 1993 and since then it has been observed annually as a way of raising global awareness of the need to guarantee...
24 April, 2010 - A three-day workshop for journalists, organized by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) with a strong support of the office of the United Nations...
16 April, 2010 - As a part of its outreach activities within Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) awareness-raising campaign, the Office of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) in Azerbaijan conducted...
07 April, 2010 - On 7th April 2010, Baku based United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) team got together with Azerbaijani youngsters to mark the 55th anniversary of The Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime...
1-8 March, 2010 - In observance of International Women’s Day, the UN Information Office in Azerbaijan (UNO Baku), initiated and facilitated week-long series of informative and diverse...
23 February, 2010 - International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO in November 1999, has been observed annually since 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and...
To explore what music can do to open up a constructive approach to conflicts settlements, how it can spread the word without speaking, and how music can heal and help bring understanding and tolerance...
As a continuation of awareness-raising engagements among the Azerbaijani youth, the UN DPI Office in Azerbaijan conducted a series of educational outreach events for students of several Baku based universities from 11th - 29th February, 2010...
To facilitate participation of Azerbaijani women’s NGOs, the Baku-based Office of the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI) teamed up on 8 February 2010 with the NGO “Women and the Modern World” to participate in the UN...
The family of UN agencies operating in Azerbaijan and the National Association of Youth of Azerbaijan (NAYORA), which associates more than fifty youth organizations throughout Azerbaijan, teamed up for a joint celebration...