UNICEF in Azerbaijan

UNICEF in Azerbaijan

 

About UNICEF

© UNICEF Azerbaijan/Pirozzi/2004

Children playing in the Old City (Icheri Sheher) of Baku

UNICEF has been working in Azerbaijan since 1993. Our current programme runs from 2005-2009 with a total budget of US$ 9,725,000 million (US$ 5,025,000 million to come from UNICEF core funds and US$ 4,700,000 million to come from donors).

Our goal is: all rights for all children, with no child left out. We work with government, with national/local organisations, with media and with children and young people to:

- Lobby for effective policies to benefit children.
- Support innovative programmes to care for and protect children.
- Ensure that the voices of children and young people are heard.

We take a human rights-based approach to our work with and for children. This means finding the answers to the fundamental questions:

- Who and where are the children and families most directly affected by a given issue?
- What are their views on their situation? What do they see as the solution?
- Who is responsible for action on this issue?
- Do they have the necessary capacity and resources to take action?

The aim is to identify those who can make the most difference in the challenges that face children, and help them to fulfil their obligations