Azerbaijan elected chairman of UN bureau for the first time

Azerbaijan was elected as the chairman of the UNEP CPR bureau for the first time within the framework of the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP CPR).

As BAKU.WS reports, this was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

According to the information, Azerbaijan's chairmanship in the CPR Bureau will cover the years 2025-2027.

UNEP CPR is the main permanent body of the UN Environment Assembly, which includes 193 states. It determines priorities on the international arena on environmental issues. The CPR Bureau performs a number of important functions in preparing assembly decisions on global environmental policy and norms.

In the bureau, Azerbaijan's chairmanship will be represented by our country's ambassador to Kenya and permanent representative to UNEP, Sultan Hajiyev.