Singer-songwriter and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira recently visited Azerbaijan, where UNICEF and the national governing soccer body have worked together to promote girls’ education by empowering girls through sports. UNICEF
While Azerbaijan’s capital Baku has highways and high rises, the country’s rural residents are working hard to improve their modest infrastructure. WORLD BANK
Oil has become the economic lifeblood for Azerbaijan — a country on the Caspian Sea. Its oil boom is one of the longest in history, stretching back 150 years. But the industry has left a deadly legacy. UNTV