Azerbaijan calls for stronger mine-action support on behalf of 19 nations

Azerbaijan has called for stronger international support for mine-action efforts in conflict and post-conflict areas on behalf of a cross-regional group of 19 countries during the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

The initiative brought together 19 countries from different regions of the world, including Albania, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, Vietnam and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to the UN said in a post on X.

#Azerbaijan delivered a joint statement on behalf of the cross-regional group of 19 states (Albania, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Timor-Leste,… pic.twitter.com/ihgpECUYpK

— Azerbaijan UN 🇦🇿 (@AzmissionUN) June 10, 2026

The statement highlighted that approximately 15 percent of the global population lives with disabilities and stressed the importance of ensuring that the human rights protections enshrined in the Convention are upheld under all circumstances.

The participating countries emphasised the particular challenges faced by persons with disabilities in conflict and post-conflict settings, especially those impacted by landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices.

The group called for stronger and more timely international assistance to support disability prevention efforts in affected regions, including through the creation, development and effective functioning of national mine-action capacities.

It also underscored the need to enhance national capabilities in emergency and long-term medical care, physical rehabilitation, prosthetic services, education and economic reintegration to promote the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society.

By Jeyhun Aghazada