Ramil Iskandarli: Local input shaped liberated areas' master plans

The opinions of local communities were obtained when the master plan of the liberated territories was being prepared, Ramil Iskandarli, Executive Director of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum, said at the Assembly of Civic Initiatives and Civil Society Organizations held within the framework of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Report informs.

According to him, this event is very unusual for Baku:

"It is an honor for me to welcome each of you to Baku. I wish success to Azerbaijan and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Civil society institutions play a great role in these forums. The National NGO Forum is an umbrella organization and represents various civil society institutions. According to Azerbaijani legislation, the opinions of communities and stakeholders must be obtained. In Azerbaijan, the participation of communities is taken into account to a significant degree. The opinions of local communities were obtained when the master plan of the liberated territories was being prepared. We have cooperated with the UN in a number of areas. Representatives of Azerbaijani civil society also actively participated in COP29. Our cooperation with UN-Habitat is expanding."