Achieving the SDGs has the potential to unlock USD 12 trillion a year in business value creating more than 380 million jobs across four key industries –food and agriculture, cities and urban mobility, energy and materials, health and well-being.
Azerbaijan capitalises on energy efficient architectural design, sustainable transport and access to clean fuel
The purpose of the one-day event is to develop journalistic storytelling skills and capacities among local writers, bloggers, videographers and people engaged in other creative occupations to boost the media exposure and coverage of the SDGs.
In Azerbaijan, where much of the economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas revenues, the Government has demonstrated strong interest in reducing the country’s carbon emission footprint.
UNDP co-hosted the National Innovation Contest award ceremony to celebrate the best business ideas and projects proposed by nearly 200 applicants bidding to win in the first of a kind innovations competition in Azerbaijan that seek to accelerate achievement of sustainable development goals.
A national stakeholder consultation workshop is set to address the integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national development plans in Azerbaijan.
Strengthening employment opportunities and inclusive national labour market in Azerbaijan
Small business support helps women in rural Azerbaijan to change their lives and transform their communities
Meet Rashada, Leyla and Gular --three amazing women entrepreneurs who are running small businesses in rural Azerbaijan and transforming the lives of their communities. Time Is Now
UNDP Azerbaijan Country Programme Document for 2016-2020
The new UNDP country programme is based on the new United Nations Azerbaijan Partnership Framework (UNAPF). The new country programme will continue to benefit from government cost-sharing contributions, thereby ensuring strong national ownership of programme priorities and a continuing spirit of partnership.
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About Azerbaijan
5.4%
Unemployment rate
16%
Women in Azerbaijani Parliament
12%
Land area covered by forest
73.6
Life expectancy at birth