A meeting was held at Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population with Dmytro Shlapachenko, the UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan.

Axar.az reports, citing the Ministry, that Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Anar Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan attaches particular importance to close and sustainable partnership with the United Nations. He expressed confidence that Shlapachenko would make a valuable contribution to further developing this cooperation during his tenure in Azerbaijan.

Shlapachenko expressed satisfaction with the effective cooperation established between UN agencies and the ministry in the process of social reforms in Azerbaijan and efforts to support socially vulnerable groups.

The meeting also highlighted the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2026–2030, signed between the Government of Azerbaijan and the UN.

The sides exchanged views on joint work to be carried out under the framework in various areas of the ministry’s activities, particularly the development of human capital, promotion of decent working conditions and strengthening the social protection system.