Baku - On 28 October 2022, the Chief of IOM Mission to Azerbaijan Vladimir Gjorgjiev participated at the conference on the subject of the "Return after 30 years - the role of NGOs in the return process" organized by the "Legal Analysis and Research" Public Union within the "Return after 30 years" project. The conference was held with participation of the international organizations operating in Azerbaijan, representatives of the diplomatic corps, local NGOs, and the media.

Vladimir Gjorgjiev made presentation on “The Role of International Actors in the Post-War period and Return process” and during his presentation informed the participants about how IOM can support IDPs return.

Vladimir Gjorgjiev noted that through its Transition and Recovery Programming, IOM supports states and populations to prevent displacement and other migration crises and to progress towards solutions for recovery and resilience in many post-conflict contexts as part of its global mandate on mobility and migration.

“IOM transition and recovery programming applies development-principled approaches specifically adapted to fragile and crisis contexts working across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, and we work in collaboration with other specialized UN Agencies, Government institutions, population and International Organizations and Financial Institutions,” said Gjorgjiev.

In his presentation, Vladimir Gjorgjiev highlighted the importance of the communities and people that should be at the center of the post conflict rehabilitation process: “Community Based Planning (CBP) is IOM’s flagship approach to participatory programming in displacement and migration crises. Competitive human capital, livelihood and economic development activities are of increasing relevance to the objectives of the Transition and Recovery. They occupy a central role in the achievement of durable solutions to internal displacement.”

As Gjorgjiev mentioned timely investments to reduce risks and can reduce human suffering and foster the conditions for positive peace development. Programming requires comprehensive context analysis and flexible activities that look beyond the immediate impact on IDPs populations to medium- and longer-term objectives.

“Dedicated and robust livelihoods and economic recovery activities in such settings can increase resilience in communities, including those that face recurrent climatic shocks. Collaborative work will provide durable solutions, economic recovery and restoration of livelihoods, equitable access to basic services, inclusive governance, and social cohesion,” noted Gjorgjiev.

It should be mentioned that the general aim of the "Return after 30 years" project is to contribute to the preparation of the NGOs that will work with the IDP who will return by educating them in the field of return, resettlement and reintegration rights.