Press Release
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, EU and UNDP to Announce Ozun Yarat Contest Winners Tomorrow
21 August 2020
- Over 200 submissions have been received in the Ozun Yarat contest – a platform launched on this year’s World Environment Day by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the EU and UNDP with the aim to encourage more people in Azerbaijan to ‘upcycle’ old products to help reduce waste.
The online awards ceremony will take place on the Facebook pages of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the EU Delegation in Azerbaijan and the United Nations Development Programme on Saturday, 22 August 2020, starting at 11:00 hours. Multiple prizes will be announced every hour, including the best three ideas eligible for prizes worth 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 AZN.
The Ozun Yarat platform was launched as part of the #EUforClimate regional initiative, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which aims to help accelerate climate action in all six countries of the Eastern Partnership region.
UN entities involved in this initiative
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United Nations Development Programme
Goals we are supporting through this initiative
