EU to Help Azerbaijan in Development of Social Services
The presentation of the new EU twinning-project "Development of social services in Azerbaijan" was held in Baku.
According to Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Ilgar Rahimov, the project is focused on the formation of legislation in the field of inclusive social services, as well as to improve institutional mechanisms.
"1,182 citizens get full state social services, another 12,853 citizens get social and personal services. At the same time, non-governmental organizations provide social services to 1.5 thousand children," he said.
An Austrian organization is the partner of the Ministry of Labor in the implementation of the project. --17D-
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