AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUN Sustainable Development: Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev took part in the UN High-Level Political Forum in New York, stressing progress on the SDGs and highlighting humanitarian demining as a key step for sustainable development in liberated areas. Mine Action Update: ANAMA reported 287,385 hectares cleared, with 255,200 mines and unexploded ordnance neutralized, using modern detection tools and demining teams. Urban Resilience: Azerbaijan is applying New Urban Agenda principles in Karabakh and East Zangazur, with master plans for most cities and tens of thousands of residents already living and working there. Climate Finance Push: The D-8 launched the Istanbul Initiative for Climate Action, calling for at least $1.3tn a year in climate finance by 2035 and setting up a cooperation platform ahead of COP31. Biodiversity & Risk: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit Türkiye’s Malatya province; Azerbaijan-linked officials said no adverse findings were reported so far. Regional Cooperation: Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan signed an agreement to create a joint venture for geological exploration, aiming to expand mining value chains and environmental cooperation.
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