Dec 25, 2024, at 11:43 pm
A total of 32 passengers have been rescued after a passenger plane with 67 onboard flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Dec 25, 2024, at 01:49 pm
A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines carrying over 70 people crashed near Aktau airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh PM completes Azerbaijan tour, returning home
Oct 27, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Baku/IBNS: Ending her four-day official visit to Azerbaijan, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina left for Dhaka on Sunday.
May 03, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Exclusion and deep inequality will forever thwart “long-lasting peace and sustainable development”, a high-level official from the United Nations cultural agency said on Thursday at the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.
May 03, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Following a string of hate-fuelled attacks on places of worship around the world, the High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Thursday that it was with a “heavy heart” that he was opening the annual UN-backed forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the role of cultural dialogue in building human solidarity and countering violence.
Baku forum to push back against ‘rise of hate’ with strong call for cultural
May 02, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): Just off a plane from Sri Lanka, Miguel Angel Moratinos, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Wednesday that tomorrow’s 5th World Forum for Intercultural Dialogue is opening at a “very timely” moment.
BAKU: UN Global Forum ends with renewed commitment to create inclusive societies
Apr 28, 2016, at 01:39 pm
New York, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A global conference convened by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) concluded on Wednesday, with delegations, who gathered in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, making a renewed commitment to creating inclusive societies.
BAKU: at UN forum, Arab entrepreneur touts potential of virtual games to make real-world impact
Apr 28, 2016, at 01:30 pm
New York, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “In a virtual world, everyone can be a world-saving hero,†an Arab entrepreneur from Israel told the UN News Centre in Baku, underscoring the potential of online games to bridge the divide between young adults in conflict zones and foster inclusive society.
BAKU: German community integration project wins UN intercultural innovation award
Apr 27, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A project platform and network that makes social engagement and neighbourhood work accessible to Berlin's large non-German speaking population – winner of an intercultural innovation award at a United Nations forum in Baku on Tuesday – was sparked by one woman's own migrant experience and the rise of xenophobia in Europe.
BAKU: violent extremism 'affront' to UN principles, Global Forum told in opening session
Apr 27, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The head of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a body mandated to promote harmony among nations, on Tuesday emphasized the need to counter narratives of hatred and mistrust in order to prevent violent extremism.
BAKU: UN officials call on business leaders to help build inclusive societies
Apr 26, 2016, at 01:44 pm
New York, Apr 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): At a United Nations Forum under way in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, senior UN officials on Monday stressed the important role the private sector plays in creating inclusive communities, underscoring that companies cannot operate successfully in societies that fail.
BAKU: youth stress vision of inclusive society at UN forum
Apr 26, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Apr 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Gathering from around the world for a United Nations conference in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, young people of all walks of life, from an Internet technology intern to a dentist, are working to define future narratives to counter potentially compelling discourse of those who seek to divide society.
Apr 23, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Apr 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) prepares for an upcoming global conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, the head of the UN body has stressed the need to leverage ‘soft power’ to curb the rise of violent extremism and prevent conflict.