TNPSC Thervupettagam

United Nations mission to Nagorno-Karabakh

October 6 , 2023 288 days 362 0
  • A United Nations mission has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.
  • Almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the breakaway enclave.
  • It marks the first time in about 30 years that the international body has gained access to the region.
  • Armenian separatists, who had controlled the region for three decades, agreed to disarm, dissolve their government and reintegrate with Baku.
  • The separatist Armenians have claimed part of Karabakh – internationally recognised as Azerbaijani territory – as their ancestral homeland.
  • Armenia, a country of 2.8 million, faces a major challenge housing the sudden influx of refugees.

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