Aysaba Umutlu, a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF), participated in the international conference titled "Social Business: The Language of Peace in a Fractured World," held in Savar, Bangladesh, from June 27 to 29. The event was jointly organized by the Yunus Social Business Centre and Grameen Bank.
According to EDnews, Umutlu spoke during the panel session "Cultivating a New Generation of Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders," where she addressed the scale of Azerbaijan's mine contamination, the importance of ensuring a safe recovery and return to the country's liberated territories, and the role of women in these processes.
Highlighting that Azerbaijan is currently contaminated by more than 1.5 million landmines, Umutlu stressed that the mine threat poses a serious challenge to human life, the socio-economic development of communities, and the country's sustainable future.
She described the establishment of the IEPF's all-female demining teams—the first such initiative in Azerbaijan—as an important milestone. Umutlu noted that, with the support of the Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ANAMA), the female deminers have cleared nearly 800 hectares of land contaminated by mines and explosive ordnance over the past three years. During that period, they detected 115 anti-personnel mines, 295 anti-tank mines, and more than 400 items of unexploded ordnance.
The 16th Social Business Day 2026 conference is one of the international platforms established at the initiative of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. The event brought together distinguished public figures, social business leaders, representatives of international organizations, academics, and civil society members from around the world.
IEPF President Umud Mirzayev, who has maintained successful cooperation with the Yunus Centre for nearly 15 years, also participated in the conference.
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