By Leman Mammadova The landslide zones in Azerbaijan occur mainly in the southern and north-eastern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, in the north-eastern part of the Lesser Caucasus, in the lower and...
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Landslides intensify in country
By Laman Ismayilova Landslides intensify at the Badamdar zone in the Sabail district of Baku. According to the results of monitoring of the landslide zone at 21:00 on October 17, the activity at the...
Azerbaijan + 1 more
Number of people residing in country with refugee status increases by 23pct
By Sara Israfilbayova The number of foreigners arriving in Azerbaijan increased by more than 10 percent. Head of Azerbaijan’s State Migration Service Vusal Huseynov made the remarks at an event...
ANAMA defuses 38 UXOs in June
By Rashid Shirinov Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) cleared a territory of 281,091 square meters in June, the Agency told Trend on July 3. During this period, ANAMA’s staff...
Germany launches new project on IDPs in Azerbaijan
By Rashid Shirinov Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Refugees and IDPs and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) will jointly implement a project for internally displaced persons. This was...
Landslides intensify in Azerbaijan
By Rashid Shirinov Scientific researches has revealed that the number of areas that are prone to landslides in Azerbaijan has increased by four times in the past 24 years. Many landslide zones exist...
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Azerbaijan, Pakistan to build relations in the field of humanitarian mine clearance
Azerbaijan and Pakistan have agreed to establish relations in the field of humanitarian mine clearance as chairman of the Pakistani National Disaster Management Agency Omar Mahmoud Hayat met with...
Azerbaijan: ANAMA completes mine clearance in Jojug Marjanli
By Rashid Shirinov Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) has concluded the mine cleaning operations in the liberated Jojug Marjanli village of Jabrayil region. During the 126 days of...
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Azerbaijan: 100 more houses to be built in Jojug Marjanli village
By Rashid Shirinov Construction of 100 more houses starts in Jojug Marjanli village, Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Refugees and IDPs reported on July 4. In this regard, representatives of the...
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Jojug Marjanli residents to return to homeland soon
By Rashid Shirinov The restoration work is nearing completion in the liberated Jojug Marjanli village of Jabrayil region. Chief Executive of the region Kamal Hasanov told Trend that more than 90...
World + 6 more
Issues of regional water use discussed in Ashgabat
By Kamila Aliyeva The three-day Central Asian International Environmental Forum titled “Initiative for Cooperation on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in Central Asia” has ended...
Turkey to demine areas bordering Azerbaijan, Iran, Armenia
By Rashid Shirinov Turkey has launched a mine cleaning project that stipulates demining operations on the borders with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran, Turkish media reported on April 5. The project,...
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No place like home: IDPs seek to return to liberated Jojug Marjanli village
By Rashid Shirinov Residents of the Jojug Marjanli village in the Jabrayil region seek to return to their homes after the village was liberated from the Armenian occupation, and now will be restored...
Monthly allowance for IDPs in Azerbaijan determined
A monthly allowance of 36 manats shall be allocated for IDPs and those equal to them from 1 January 2017 on, instead of payments for food as well as communal and other services from the state budget...
WB to assist in improving Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs’ living conditions
By Nigar Abbasova The World Bank (WB), one of the most prestigious international financial institutions, continues to render its assistance for provision of better livelihoods, improvement of living...
150,000 people live in landslide zones in Baku
By Amina Nazarli The Geography Institute of the ANAS has revealed a map of landslide zones on a territory of Baku. Nariman Pashayev, Head of the Department of Economic and Political Geography of the...
Azerbaijan to draft bill on IDPs and refugees
By Laman Sadigova A bill “On Repatriation of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons” is being developed in Azerbaijan. Hadi Rajabli, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Committee on...
Monthly allowance for IDPs` food expenses raised
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order increasing by 10 percent the monthly allowance for food expenses of internally displaced persons. The growth will be applied from February 1,...
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Azerbaijan sends humanitarian aid to Tajikistan
A ship of Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Ministry carrying humanitarian aid has sailed to Tajikistan, which was hit by a quake. The aid was sent under instructions of President Ilham Aliyev. A...
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Azerbaijan sends humanitarian aid to quake-hit Kyrgyzstan
The Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry has sent a humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan in accordance with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s instructions. The aid is sent in connection with a...