Azerbaijan International Development Agency
Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Beynəlxalq İnkişafa Yardım Agentliyi | |
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Formed | September 14, 2011 |
Headquarters | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, Azerbaijan, Baku |
Website | www |
The Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA) was established in September 2011 under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. AIDA is responsible for the provision of international humanitarian and development assistance by the Republic of Azerbaijan and coordinates activities of all relevant government bodies in this field.
AIDA supports the efforts of developing countries through its programs in the areas of poverty reduction, development of science, culture and health, application of information-communication technologies, various scholarship programs, and humanitarian assistance. AIDA's annual budget is formed by relevant allocations from the state budget. AIDA's activities are structured in line and concurrent with the foreign policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Agency is managed by the Director appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. AIDA's employees are the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. AIDA provides humanitarian and technical assistance to the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. More than 90 countries have benefited from the programs implemented by the Azerbaijan Republic.
Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian aid for flood-affected people, Pakistan
AIDA conducted humanitarian aid campaigns in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Chinniot, Naroval, Sargodha, Mandi Baha-ud-Din, Sialkot, Jhang and Hafizabad cities of Pakistan in 2014, for the purpose of providing humanitarian assistance to the people affected by flood in Southern Punjab and Kashmir provinces of Pakistan. 25000 flood-affected people benefited from this humanitarian aid provided by AIDA.[1]
Gaza
In 2014, AIDA provided assistance to
Development Assistance
The main objective of AIDA in development assistance is to provide technical assistance to developing countries around the world and to support their
Electronic Government Project in Afghanistan
In close cooperation with
Professional development courses and workshops
AIDA, together with Azerbaijan's universities, scientific and research institutes arranges capacity-building courses and workshops in various areas for specialists from developing countries to facilitate the growth of human capital in those countries.[8]
References
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- ^ "Security Council Press Statement on Ceasefire in Gaza Strip". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Qəzza bölgəsindəki Fələstin xalqına humanitar yardım göstərmişdir". mfa.gov.az.
- ^ "Azerbaijan | Development Co-operation Profiles – Azerbaijan | OECD iLibrary".
- ^ "APA - Azerbaijan provides financial aid to Afghanistan". en.apa.az. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Azerbaijan supports development efforts in Afghanistan - Business portal Finance Time". www.financetime.az.
- ^ "Azerbaijan to render financial assistance to Afghanistan - TOPNews Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi "Neft quyularının geologiyası və Neftin emalı metodlarında üstünlüklər" mövzusunda 10 günlük kurs təşkil etmişdir, 13 dekabr 2010-cu il". mfa.gov.az.