Children's hands are raised high in front of a portion of the UNICEF logo painted on the side of a shipping container in the Galagayin settlement for internally displaced persons (IDPs), in the district of Sabirabad, 180 km south of Baku, the capital. The container serves as a temporary kindergarten for some 60 children from the local community. It is 1 of 34 UNICEF-assisted facilities providing early childhood care and development services for 2,600 internally displaced and refugee children in 14 districts. UNICEF also provides roofing materials, educational supplies, and toys and recreational equipment. In September 2004, although rich in natural resources, Azerbaijan continues to struggle with the effects of economic restructuring since its independence in 1991. Half of its nearly 8.3 million people now live in poverty; and, since 1988, conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has created some 1 million refugees and displaced persons - the majority of whom are women, children and the elderly. At US $4.5 million, UNICEF's cooperation programme for 2000-2004 aims to reverse recent increases in infant, under-five and maternal mortality rates by providing essential drugs, vaccines and health equipment and by training health personnel. UNICEF has also helped to establish children's centres in camps for the displaced in the district of Sabirabad and is training displaced women to run pre-school classes in the camps. | © © Notice: UNICEF photographs are copyrighted and may not be reproduced in any medium without written permission from authorized UNICEF staff. Permission is available to UNICEF partners and bonafide national/international media for specified use relating to UNICEF-supported issues or programmes. Permissions are granted for one-time use in a context that accurately represents the real situation and identity of all human beings depicted. All reproductions MUST be credited, including, at a minimum, the copyright symbol - © - UNICEF and the last name of the photographer. Reproductions without credit are not authorized. Image content may not be changed by digital or any other means, except cropping. Images may not be used in a commercial context; may not be archived by any non-UNICEF entity; and are not available for personal use. Thank you for supporting UNICEF.

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