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UNHCR established its presence in Azerbaijan in late 1992. The UNHCR office closed on 31 August 2025 and UNHCR operations in the country have ceased.

Opira looks into the distance, wearing a lanyard, in front of a huge banner which says 'In Solidarity for a Green World'

South Sudanese refugee and climate activist Opira Bosco Okot attends COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.

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