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Great Return

Azerbaijan highlights war crimes trials at UN in Geneva

Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, addressed the high-level segment of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva from February 23–25, 2026.

25 Feb 2026-10:38
Strategy behind Azerbaijan’s regional economic success

Since 2004, Azerbaijan has pursued a long-term policy of reducing development gaps between the capital and the regions by using multi-year state programs as its main instrument.

20 Feb 2026-12:12
New resettlement convoy reaches Aghdam

Another resettlement convoy has arrived in Azerbaijan’s Aghdam city, with returning residents receiving keys to their new homes as part of the ongoing restoration and resettlement process.

17 Feb 2026-15:55
Azerbaijan’s Economic Council holds meeting

Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov chaired a meeting of the country’s Economic Council on Friday to discuss tasks arising from President Ilham Aliyev’s extensive interview with local television channels on January 5, socio-economic development indicators for 2025, and the Economic Council’s Action Plan for 2026.

30 Jan 2026-18:51
Azerbaijan resettles 142 former IDPs in Zangilan district

Another group of former internally displaced persons has departed for Mammadbayli village in Azerbaijan’s Zangilan district as part of the government’s ongoing Great Return resettlement program.

29 Jan 2026-09:50
Azerbaijan continues Great Return with new resettlement in Jabrayil

28 Jan 2026-09:35
The Great Return: Inside Azerbaijan’s ambitious plan

For Azerbaijan, the Great Return is more than a government initiative, it is the fulfillment of a national dream, the restoration of communities long separated from their homeland, and the rebirth of modern, sustainable life across territories liberated after decades of occupation.

23 Jan 2026-19:54
How Azerbaijan is future-proofing its liberated territories

Editor's note: Aysel Mammadzada is an Azerbaijan-based journalist. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of News.Az.

14 Jan 2026-10:01
Azerbaijan relocates 83 more families to liberated Aghdam city

Another 83 families, comprising 308 people, were relocated on Thursday to the liberated Aghdam city as part of the Great Return State Program, in line with instructions from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

25 Dec 2025-14:38
The Great Return: How Azerbaijan is rebuilding liberated lands

Implemented on the instruction of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Great Return Program stands as one of the most significant socio-political and humanitarian processes in the country’s modern history.

18 Dec 2025-18:00