The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed its readiness to provide assistance to several hundred people who became refugees as a result of the recent clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"The UNHCR called on all the parties to protect these people and ensure respect for their rights. Most of these displaced persons have fled from villages in the north-eastern part of Nagorno-Karabakh," said the press secretary of the UN at a briefing in New York.
The UNHCR fears the resumption of hostilities, which have already led to the deaths of dozens of people and new displacement of civilians. Many of them had to move several times over the past two decades.
The UNHCR received reports of civilian casualties, destruction of houses and infrastructure, as well as restrictions on the movement of those who are trying to get out of the conflict zone.
The UN suggested to the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to assist in meeting the humanitarian needs of the newly displaced persons and called on the authorities to ensure access to those in need. -02D-
Politics
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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The body of Vera Agasyan, a 70-year-old Armenian woman who passed away on October 20 in Khankendi, remains unclaimed after 15 days, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not provided an explanation for the delay, according to Azerbaijani media reports.
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At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’.
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