The Light Millennium Television cordially invites you to an Exclusive Interview and Interactive Session on:

AZERBAIJAN’ COMMITMENT TO THE WATER ACTION DECADE
WaterAction | #WaterActionDecade | #Water2023

With: FARIZ ISMAILZADE, Ph.D., Vice Rector for External, Government and Student Affairs, ADA University, Baku, Azerbaijan

WHEN: On Saturday, APRIL 29, 2023
Time Zones:  12:00 p.m. EDT | 9:00 a.m. PT | 6:00 p.m. CET | 8:00 p.m. TR | 8:00 p.m. AZT

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Background:
Azerbaijan is one of the signatory countries of the 2018-2028 Water Action Decade Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly A/C.2/71/L.12/Rev.1 (25 November 2016). The Water Action Decade Resolution stands on the following prior resolutions:
“47/193 of 22 December 1992 on the observance of World Day for Water, 55/196 of 20 December 2000, by which it proclaimed 2003 the International Year of Freshwater, 58/217 of 23 December 2003, by which it proclaimed the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015, 61/192 of 20 December 2006, by which it proclaimed 2008 the International Year of Sanitation, 65/154 of 20 December 2010, by which it proclaimed 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation, and 67/204 of 21 December 2012 on the implementation of the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013″. In the above-referred resolution A/C.2/71/L.12/Rev.1, which follows several other Water and Sustainable Development Goals related resolutions. The concluding section provides 14 key points from pages 4 to 6. Within, the first three key points are as follows:
1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015, and further efforts to achieve the sustainable development of water resources;
2. Welcomes the activities related to water undertaken by Member States, the United Nations Secretariat and organizations of the United Nations system, inter alia, through inter-agency work, as well as contributions from major groups, for the observance of the International Year of Sanitation, 2008, the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013, and the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015;
3. Proclaims the period from 2018 to 2028 the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, to commence on World Water Day, 22 March 2018, and terminate on World Water Day, 22 March 2028.
Source: UN Digital Library – https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/849767

The LMGlobal.Org and Light Millennium Television are proud to present an exclusive interview and interactive session with Fariz Ismailzade, Ph.D., Vice Rector for External, Government and Student Affairs, ADA University, Baku; on Azerbaijan’ Commitment to the Water Action Decade through Zoom platform on Sunday, April 29, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT.
The program will explore Azerbaijan’s commitment to the #WaterAction Decade since its beginning in 2018 in both accomplishments and current ongoing and projected programs along with the challenges.

Based on the above provided background on the 2018-2028 Water Action Decade, the LMGlobal.Org and Light Millennium Television are proud to present an exclusive interview and interactive session with Fariz Ismailzade, Ph.D., Vice Rector for External, Government and Student Affairs, ADA University, Baku; on Azerbaijan’ Commitment to the Water Action Decade through Zoom platform on Sunday, April 29, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT.

Producer’s Note: As the head delegate of the LMGlobal.Org to the UN 2023 Water Conference, I had an opportunity to attend a side event on Azerbaijan’s Program and Commitments to the Water Action Decade at the United Nations Head Quarters in New York City on Friday, March 24, 2023. The side event inspired me to invite the Vice Rector of ADA University Fariz Ismailzade, P.H.D., to expand and share Azerbaijan’s commitments and water-related programs beyond the UN Premises.

We kindly invite you to register and join us to actively engage with our distinguished guests with relevant questions and/or comments during the interactive session.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on Sunday, April 29, 2023, at noon EDT.

Bircan Ünver, Host & Producer, The Light Millennium Television #LightMillenniumTV;
Head Delegate of the LMGlobal.Org at the #UN2023WaterConference

• Organized and Presented by: The Light Millennium, Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization (LMGlobal.Org, 2001, New York);
Associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications;
A “Specially Accredited” NGO to the #UN2023WaterConference

Invitation (Pdf)

ABOUT FARIZ ISMAILZADE Ph.D.

FARIZ ISMAILZADE Ph.D. | Vice-Rector, Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA). Mr. Ismailzade is Executive Vice Rector at the ADA University (since 2011). He has joined ADA in 2006 and worked in the positions of Director of Executive Execution (2006-2010) and Executive Dean (2010-2011). Mr. Ismailzade has Doctoral Degree at the Maastricht School of Management. He holds an Executive MBA from IE Business School (Spain), and a Masters Degree in Social and Economic Development from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BA in Political Science from Western University in Baku with one-year interim studies at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Mr. Ismailzade has done research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C and Embassy of Azerbaijan in the US. His research interests include political affairs in the Caucasus and Central Asia, energy security, and development. He has presented papers at the symposiums at Heritage Foundation, MGIMO, Columbia University, Stanford University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, UCLA, Vienna Diplomatic Academy as well as at international conferences such as Association for Study of Nationalities (ASN), Wilton Park Conferences, Middle East Studies Association (MESA), German Marshall Fund and NATO Advanced Research Workshop. Mr. Ismailzade has regularly published with Eurasianet.org, Transitions on Line, Jamestown Daily Monitor and Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, Institute for War and Peace Report, East-West Institute, Analysis of Current Events, Freedom House and Caucasus Context. Most recently he co-edited the book “South Caucasus 2021: Oil, Democracy and Geopolitics” (2011, Jamestown Foundation Press, 2012) and “Azerbaijan in Global Politics: Crafting Foreign Policy” (2009, ADA Press)

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