Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva participated in the 10th Board of Directors Meeting of OICOA held in Pakistan

The Ombudsman of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva, participated in the 10th Board of Directors Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ombudsman Association (OICOA), held in Pakistan. 

During her speech at the event, hosted by the Federal Tax Ombudsman of Pakistan and attended by ombudspersons from Türkiye, Morocco, Indonesia, Bahrain and Bulgaria, the Ombudsman of Azerbaijan said that as a result of the increasing armed conflicts and natural disasters, new serious challenges have emerged in ensuring human rights and freedoms, fundamental human rights were severely violated, and forced migration was raised. 

In the context of the mentioned incidents, the Ombudsman also said that the initiatives for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals were weaken and emphasized the crucial role of national human rights institutions in promoting those calls.

The Ombudsman spoke about the negative impact of occupation and armed conflicts on the environment, highlighting ecological terror acts committed on our lands by Armenia during the nearly three decades of occupation and the existing landmine problem in the liberated territories.

The Ombudsman provides information about building-construction works carried out for the purpose of ensuring sustainable settlement and safe living in the liberated territories.

S. Aliyeva brought to the attention of the participants that the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)- COP29 will be held in Azerbaijan in 2024. The Ombudsman suggested the organization of a joint event with the participation of the ombuds institutions of OIC member countries on this topic that will facilitate the exchange of positive experiences in the protection of the environment and campaign.

During the meeting, various issues of mutual interest among the OIC members were discussed, and the necessity of the association's representation in international forums was underlined.