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E.T.Teymurov: Azerbaijan as an enabler of regional transport connectivity

on poverty reduction and sustainable development in the Republic of Azerbaijan

(2008-2015), State Programme on socio-economic development of regions of the

Republic of Azerbaijan (2014-2018), State Programme for the development of

industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan (2015-2020) were adopted.

3. UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Azerbaijan

Since the adoption of the UN MDGs in September 2000, Azerbaijan has made

a significant progress in achieving many of MDGs. In this context, Azerbaijan has

already shared its national progress report on MDGs with the UN Secretariat.

MDG 1 – Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger:

- Population below national poverty line: 49% in 2001; 5.3% in 2013.

- In June 2013, Azerbaijan was awarded a diploma of the UN Food and

Agriculture Organizations (FAO) for having made outstanding progress in fighting

hunger and reaching the 1996 World Food Summit Goal ahead of time.

- Azerbaijan has reduced the number of undernourished people from 1.8

million in 1990-1992 to 0.2 million in 2014.

MDG 2 – Achieving universal primary education:

- Literacy rate in Azerbaijan in 2013 was 100%.

MDG 3 – Promoting gender equality and empower women:

- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament: 10.7% in 2000;

15.6% in 2013.

With regard to MDG 4 (Reduce child mortality), MDG 5 (Improve maternal

health) and MDG 6 (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases), serious results

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