A United Nations mission has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh during a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region after Azerbaijan recaptured the breakaway enclave last month.
An Azerbaijani presidency spokesman said the UN mission arrived in the region on Sunday morning, mainly to assess humanitarian needs.
The mission, led by a senior UN aid official, is the global body’s first access to the region in about 30 years.
Armenia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Azerbaijan to withdraw all its troops from civilian establishments in Nagorno-Karabakh and give the UN access.
The ICJ in February ordered Azerbaijan to <a href="https://news.ad-astra.icu/ethnic-armenians-flee-as-un-team-arrives-in-nagorno-karabakh-marking-a-30-year-milestone.html” title=”Ethnic Armenians Flee as UN Team Arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh, Marking a 30-Year Milestone”>ensure free movement through an area known as the Lachin Corridor leading to and from the region.
The World Health Organization on Sunday said well over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh had travelled to neighbouring Armenia.
Original from www.aljazeera.com