In Geneva, within the framework of the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, a resolution titled “Promoting Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals through Transparent, Accountable and Efficient Delivery of Public Services” was unanimously adopted at Azerbaijan’s initiative.
“Elchi” reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan released information on this matter.
In addition to the main co-sponsoring countries Turkey, Georgia, Ecuador, Kenya, Malaysia, and Thailand, member states of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, as well as several other states representing the continents of Africa, Asia, and America joined the said resolution as national co-sponsors, and the states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation joined as a group of co-sponsors.
The purpose of advancing the resolution is to promote the principle of “transparent, accountable, and efficient delivery of public services,” based on the “ASAN Xidmət” concept, which is one of our country’s significant achievements in the fight against corruption and has become a brand of Azerbaijan on the international stage, within the UN system.
The adopted resolution emphasizes the importance of efficient public services in the protection and promotion of all human rights and in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda.
The resolution draws attention to the significant role played by digital technologies, as well as artificial intelligence systems, in preventing and combating corruption, to the equal delivery of public services to everyone, and to the importance of public services in the context of preparedness for natural disasters, response measures, and recovery efforts.
The resolution recognizes the “UN Public Service Award,” which “ASAN Xidmət” received in 2015, as the world’s most prestigious award in the field of public service delivery and calls on UN bodies and other international organizations to continue promoting and rewarding successful practices in this area.
The resolution also decides to hold a panel discussion at the 65th session of the Human Rights Council on the role of public service delivery, including in the contexts of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, in promoting and protecting human rights, as well as in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The unanimous adoption of the current resolution, which was put forward based on the identically named resolutions 37/7 and 52/8 previously adopted by consensus at the UN Human Rights Council in 2018 and 2023 at Azerbaijan’s initiative, and the co-sponsorship by a large number of states, is a clear indicator of the international community’s support for our country’s positive experience in the transparent, accountable, and efficient delivery of public services and its leading role in this field on the international stage.