Much of our work has involved supporting national authorities in investigating the whereabouts of people who have disappeared in connection with the conflict, raising awareness of the dangers of mines and other unexploded ordnance, and providing psychosocial support to people affected by the conflict and repatriated from the Middle East.

In line with our mandate, we continued to work with national authorities to provide answers to families of persons missing in the context of the conflict. 20 officials from organizations involved in the exhumation and identification of human remains benefited from training organized with the support of the ICRC. We also donated various items to these organizations to support their work. Accompanying persons carried out around 357 home visits at the funerals of missing persons whose remains were identified and returned to their families. These accompanying persons are selected from the families of the missing persons and are specifically trained by the ICRC to support families in grieving the loss of their loved ones.

We also carried out activities to improve the livelihoods of people in conflict-affected communities in Azerbaijan. Nearly 3,000 people benefited from various projects such as beekeeping, poultry farming, smart gardening and micro-economic initiatives. More than 700 people, including mine survivors, family members of mine victims and children repatriated from the Middle East, received financial support to meet their needs.

We helped to build the capacity of volunteers of the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society (AzRCS) on various topics. The volunteers in turn disseminated knowledge about the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement through sessions in conflict-affected communities, reaching more than 2,000 people. As part of our close cooperation with the national society, we also organized awareness sessions on mines and unexploded ordnance for around 10,000 community members and encouraged them to adopt safer behaviors.

As guardians of international humanitarian law (IHL), we organized seminars and trainings to promote international humanitarian law, attended by cadets and officers of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, representatives of state bodies, students and instructors.

By the end of June 2024, the capacity of the Azerbaijani authorities to support the humanitarian needs of the population had grown, so we terminated our ongoing activities in Barda and closed the office. Our office in Baku continues to focus on locating persons missing in connection with the conflict, raising awareness of weapons contamination, promoting international humanitarian law, conducting detention-related activities, and supporting the AzRCS.