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2nd Vocational Education Festival was held with support of EU and UNDP

The State Agency on Vocational Education (SAVE), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joined efforts to organise the second “Secret of a Profession” Public Festival in Baku Seaside Boulevard.

Stakeholder meeting provided on SDG Investor Mapping

To achieve sustainable development in Azerbaijan the implementation of the "Integrated National Financing Framework" program was initiated by UNDP and the Government of Azerbaijan. Within the framework of the program "SDG Investor Mapping" is being prepared

EU and UNDP join forces to pave ways for new opportunities in social entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan

The European Union (EU) and UNDP organised a 5-day intensive business development training programme for some social entrepreneurs and the civil society organisations (CSOs) interested in starting up a social business in Azerbaijan.

Training on “First steps towards Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability" was held within the UNDP project

The training was organized within the framework of the "Financing of the development" project, implemented with the joint support of the UNDP and the National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development.

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In Azerbaijan, UNDP brings the best development models of the world in order to maximize the use of “black gold” derived from the oil wealth, to strengthen its “human gold”, to enlarge people’s choices and reduce inequalities.

UNDP’s work focuses on poverty reduction, good governance and peace-building, climate change and disaster management, as well as economic development. UNDP provides support to governments to integrate the SDGs into their national development plans and policies.

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EU and UNDP initiate policy debate around social entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan

‘Social Enterprise Policy – a Global Landscape’ webinar was held as part of the EU-funded ‘Developing innovation-driven and sustainable civil society in Azerbaijan’ project. The webinar intended to kick-off a policy dialogue aimed at advancing social enterprise ecosystem in Azerbaijan.

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Unemployment rate

16%

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5 %

Unemployment rate

12%

Land area covered by forest

73.6

Life expectancy at birth

5.5%

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