Leaders of Major UN Agencies Gathered in Baku

Published: 16 March 2024

The 11th Global Baku Forum, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, took place on March 14-16 under the theme "Fixing The Fractured World." The forum brought together over 300 guests, including former heads of state and government, former prime ministers and ministers from various countries, Nobel laureates, scholars, and organization leaders.

Leaders of the most prestigious UN agencies also participated in this three-day forum. Among the guests were Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and UN Deputy Secretary-General; Dennis Francis, President of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO); Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and UN Deputy Secretary-General; Guy Ryder, UN Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Ugochi Daniels, Deputy Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM); Fatou Haidara, Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO); and Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).