The Cooperation Forum of Azerbaijani Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) was held in Ganja, organized by the State Support Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations in partnership with the Prioritet Center for Socio-Economic Research, APA's local bureau reports.
The event began with a minute of silence in memory of the martyrs, followed by the playing of the National Anthem.
Chairperson of the Board of the State Support Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations Aygun Aliyeva stated in her speech that the main purpose of the forum was to report on the work carried out and identify challenges for the coming period.
According to her, since the previous forum, the Agency has achieved a 98.63% implementation rate in carrying out 113 tasks envisaged under 21 state programs.
A. Aliyeva spoke about the work carried out during this period jointly with NGOs to develop the sector and expand international relations.
It was noted that a forum of NGOs holding consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is planned to be held in Baku next year. Plans also include developing relations with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) cooperation framework, and Central Asia.
Panel discussions were then held as part of the forum.
An appeal to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev was adopted.
The forum concluded with an artistic program.
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The Azerbaijan Non-Governmental Organizations Cooperation Forum is being held in Ganja ahead of Victory Day, organized by the Agency for State Support to NGOs in partnership with the Prioritet Center for Socio-Economic Research, APA's local bureau reports.
More than 400 civil society representatives are expected to participate in the forum, which is dedicated to the "Year of Urban Planning and Architecture."
Panel discussions titled "NGOs' Social Media, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence Skills," "Azerbaijani NGOs Defending National Interests," and "WUF13 Legacy in NGO Initiatives" will be organized as part of the forum.
Ahead of the forum, on November 5, participants will visit the mausoleum of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi and familiarize themselves with the Ganja Memorial Complex.
Later, civil society representatives will watch an amputee football match involving mine victims as part of the Football Development Foundation's project "Organization of an Amputee Football Tournament," which won the 2026 grant competition titled "Initiatives on the Problem of Mines and Unexploded Ordnance," jointly announced by the NGO Agency and the Karabakh Revival Fund.
At the conclusion of the forum, an appeal from NGOs to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will be adopted.
The event will conclude with an artistic program.
A documentary titled "Towards Tomorrow," dedicated to the Great Return process and produced by the Azerbaijan Journalists Network with funding from the NGO Agency, will also be presented on the same day.
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