{"id":681,"date":"2026-05-21T19:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/iepf-hosts-discussion-on-urban-planning-challenges-in-mine-contaminated-areas-at\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:19:13","slug":"iepf-hosts-discussion-on-urban-planning-challenges-in-mine-contaminated-areas-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/iepf-hosts-discussion-on-urban-planning-challenges-in-mine-contaminated-areas-at\/","title":{"rendered":"IEPF Hosts Discussion on Urban Planning Challenges in Mine-Contaminated Areas at WUF13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOn May 21, within the framework of WUF13, an event titled \u201cUrban Planning Challenges in Mine-Contaminated Areas\u201d was held at the pavilion of the Global South NGO Platform, organized by the International Eurasia Press Fund IEPF.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tIEPF President Umud Mirzayev drew attention to the seriousness of Azerbaijan\u2019s landmine problem:<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe development of infrastructure, the restoration of social life, and the preservation of ecological balance in mine-contaminated areas can only become possible after a safe environment has been established. In this regard, it is extremely important to approach mine action from the perspectives of urban planning, ecosystem restoration, and human security. During today\u2019s event, distinguished speakers will address the negative impacts of landmines from various aspects, including security, urban development, ecological balance, and post-conflict recovery,\u201d said Umud Mirzayev.

\n\tFollowing this, the moderator of the event, Emil Hasanov, Deputy Chairman of the Public Council under ANAMA, welcomed the participants and introduced the guests.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe speakers included:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tRamil Azizov, Head of the Awareness and Victim Assistance Department at ANAMA, who spoke on \u201cInnovations in Demining\u201d;

\n\tKhudaverdi Guliyev, Head of the Program Department at IEPF, who presented on \u201cIEPF\u2019s Mine Action Program\u201d;

\n\tScott Derry, Project Manager at the demining company \u201cDelta Clearing Solutions,\u201d who discussed \u201cCreating Safe Ground for Urban Recovery\u201d;

\n\tAmin Mammadov, Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, who delivered a presentation titled \u201cLandmines as a Threat to Ecosystems and an Obstacle to the Restoration of Post-Conflict Settlements.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe event was also attended by two female deminers from IEPF\u2019s \u201cCommunity Mine Action\u201d team.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the end of the event, an interactive Q&A session was held between the speakers and participants.<\/p>\n

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On May 21, within the framework of WUF13, an event titled \u201cUrban Planning Challenges in Mine-Contaminated Areas\u201d was held at the pavilion of the Global South NGO Platform, organized by the International Eurasia Press Fund IEPF. IEPF President Umud Mirzayev drew attention to the seriousness of Azerbaijan\u2019s landmine problem: \u201cThe development of infrastructure, the restoration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}