On 17 May 2007, the first members of the Human Rights Council were elected. The Council consists of 47 members divided over five regional groups. Each member serves a three year term. At present the following States...
[8 March 2007] - Across the world today, one in every five girls of primary school age are not in school. When girls miss out, not only are they denied the chance to learn to read and write, earn a living and participate in democracy, it...
Summary: "Hope for the Girl Child" shares some of World Vision’s programmes and the lessons learned through their work to improve the status of the girl child. Reports from World Vision El Salvador, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Armenia, India...
[YEREVAN, 30 January 2007] - Adolescents and young people aged 10-24 from vulnerable and higher risk groups in Armenia have insufficient levels of knowledge to protect themselves against the spread of HIV infection, according to a study launched...
[NEW YORK/GENEVA, 11 December 2006] – Eliminating gender discrimination and empowering women will have a profound and positive impact on the survival and well-being of children, according to a new UNICEF report issued on UNICEF’s 60th...
[YEREVAN, 14 November 2006] – President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, today signed the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption. The Convention was ratified by the National Assembly on...
Summary: World sanitation crisis causes millions of avoidable deaths, and contamination from human waste is largely to blame, says UNDP’s Human Development Report.[CAPE TOWN, 9 November 2006] - Simply installing a flush toilet in the home increases...
Summary: This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.As the UN Secretary-General’s Study...
Les 5 et 6 octobre 2006, le Conseil de l’Europe , en coopération avec le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères d'Arménie et la Fondation arménienne pour les technologies de l’information, organise un Forum...
Abstract: The contradiction between democracy and national culture is an important issue faced by societies in transition worldwide. Post-soviet Armenia is one of the countries confronting this contradiction. The scientific approach and...
