SC/9786

Security Council
6216th Meeting (AM & PM)

Expressing deep regret that civilians continued to account for the vast majority of casualties in armed conflicts, the Security Council reaffirmed today its readiness to respond to the targeting of civilians and the blocking of humanitarian aid, as it opened a day-long debate on the matter.

Provisional edition

1. The Parliamentary Assembly is concerned by recent recourse to declarations of state of emergency in several member states, especially Georgia and Armenia, involving serious human rights violations.

2. It is the state's responsibility to take preventive measures to protect the interests of society "in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation" (Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights, as interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights). Emergency measures must not exceed

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION
OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

I. GENERAL

1. The multi-ethnic and multidenominational composition of the population is an important feature of contemporary Azerbaijan. The basic provisions of Azerbaijan's ethnic policy are contained in the Constitution, which guarantees the equality of all citizens, irrespective of ethnicity, religion or race. Moreover, over the course of many centuries, as a result of Azerbaijan's historical, economic and cultural development, the mindset of the population was formed in conditions of tolerance and

I. Introduction

1. A significant increase in the numbers of persons of concern to UNHCR brought new challenges in 2006. While there was a 14 per cent increase in refugee numbers from the previous year, the Office's involvement, together with other humanitarian partners, in protecting and assisting internally displaced persons (IDPs) under the inter-agency cluster approach, resulted in a doubling of IDP figures. Thanks to better data capturing, many more stateless people have been identified, also swelling numbers.

2. Despite a plethora of complex challenges,

Doc. 10835 - Report
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population
Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevics, Latvia, Socialist Group
Summary

The situation of refugees and displaced persons in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia continues to be an obstacle for the development of these countries in economic, socio-political and health terms.

Efforts to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have not as yet produced results. Border incidents still occur, the fate of missing persons has yet to be solved and landmines continue to cause injury and death.

Provisional edition
Recommendation 1690 (2004)[1]

1. The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 1416 (2005) on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference and recommends that the Committee of Ministers:

i. urge the parties concerned to comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 822 (1993), 853 (1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993), in particular by refraining from any armed hostilities and by withdrawing military forces from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan;

Recommendation 1652 (2004)1

1. The situation of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) is an abnormal and temporary state that must be resolved either by return, integration in the host country or resettlement in a third country. A decision on which course to take should be a matter of priority. Pending that decision, educational provision must be made for each eventuality.

2. For refugees and IDPs education is a basic essential, as also, depending on age, are further education and vocational training. What is at stake is the preparation of such persons

A/58/594-S/2003/1090
Security Council
Fifty-eighth year

General Assembly
Fifty-eighth session
Agenda items 24, 42, 43, 48, 73 (b), 94, 106, 109, 112, 113 and 117

Implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations

Follow-up to the United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage

Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin

Fifty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

General and complete disarmament: prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes

Environment and sustainable development

S/2003/706
Identical letters dated 11 July 2003 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President of the Security Council

I have the honour to transmit herewith the identical letters by H.E. Mr. Vilayat Guliyev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, addressed to the President of the Security Council and the Secretary-General on the continuing aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan resulted in occupation of one fifth of the Azerbaijani territories.