‘SOCIETY’

  • Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s British affiliate sponsors complete renovation of Pediatric Department at Kapan Medical Center
    Thanks to a U.S. $1 million grant bequeathed by British-Armenian benefactor Garabed Nazarian, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is carrying out a complete renovation of the Kapan Medical Center’s Pediatric Department, located in Armenia’s Syunik Region.   Within the framework of the project, the two-story, 1960s-built Pediatric Department has been thoroughly redesigned...
    July 15, 2011 12:07
  • Vatican Archives Officer told Turkish newspaper about Armenian Genocide
    Vatican Archives Officer Monsignor Sergio Pagano was interviewed by TurkishVatan newspaper immediately after he stated Vatican will publish a compilation of secret archie documents and information on Armenian Genocide. Monsignor Sergio Pagano stressed that back in 1896 the then Pope Leo XIII called on sultan to show sympathy and stop the Genocide. Pagano said that the...
    July 11, 2011 11:36
  • About an attemtion of arson on Shirak branch office of the A.D.Sakharov human rights protecting center
    On July 6, 2011, in the morning at about 5 o’clock, some unknown persons broke the glass through metal bars Shirak branch Gyumri office window of the A.D.Sakharov Center for human rights protection in Armenia, and ignited the window and window path with liquid fuel. People living near the office saw the fire and called the fire service, they took their own measures to...
    July 7, 2011 17:46
  • Monitoring
    On July 5, according to the agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE mission held regular monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces’ contact-line, in the Askeran direction. From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the monitoring was held by Coordinator of the OSCE Office, Lieutenant Colonel Imre Palatinus (Hungary)...
    July 5, 2011 15:06
  • Tigran Sargsyan Visits Aramayis Sahakyan
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan paid a visit to renowned Armenian poet and satirist Aramayis Sahakyan. On the poet’s 75th birth anniversary, the head of government handed him in person the Premier’s commemorative medal for years-long creative activity. Congratulating Aramayis Sahakyan on the jubilee, the Prime Minister wished him robust health and new creative achievements. In...
    July 2, 2011 18:02
  • Yerevan Mayor expressed dissatisfaction with city transportation in Facebook
    YEREVAN. – Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan expressed his dissatisfaction with Yerevan city transportation on his Facebook page on Friday. The Mayor spoke on the sphere where there are no investments as the field is somehow unclear. “A new route network of medium and large buses will be set up. We shall try to set it up in a way as not to change the current price...
    July 1, 2011 22:22
  • Public Awareness of Armenia’s Pension Reforms: A USAID-funded Baseline Survey to Contribute to Efficient Public Awareness Strategy
    Today the USAID Pension and Labor Market Reform (PALM) Project, jointly with AM Partners Consulting Company, presented the results of a baseline survey on public awareness of pension reform in Armenia.  Representatives of the Government of Armenia, international and non-governmental organizations attended the presentation, held in the Armenia Marriott Hotel. Armenia’s...
    June 20, 2011 15:00
  • Hayastan All-Armenian Fund begins reconstruction of Stepanakert Retirement Home
    Extensive project is made possible by major donation from fund benefactor Armen Shakhazizyan The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has launched extensive renovations of a landmark Artsakh institution, the Stepanakert Retirement Home. The large-scale project was initiated by Moscow-based industrialist Armen Shakhazizyan, who has donated U.S. $400,000 for its realization, and is...
    June 20, 2011 13:06
  • Youth at Risk in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Stories of Vulnerable Youth Documented Through Photography
    UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Istanbul, 07 June 2011 –  UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, launched a Youth at Risk photography and multimedia exhibition today to call attention to the need to invest in young people and to accelerate action to meet the rights of young people to health, information and education. The exhibition also...
    June 7, 2011 15:10
  • Armenians prefer to rest abroad
    YEREVAN. – Over 116.000 Armenians left abroad for tourism during January-March, 2011. The number grew by 27.6% compared with the same period of 2010, national statistic agency informs news.am. Number of tourists who spend their vacation in Armenia was 37.500 in 2011, compared with the same period of last year it grew by 13.9%.
    June 1, 2011 1:13
  • The principal access road into the Nagorno-Karabakh’s Shushi city is operating
    Financing – Moscow Gala-dinner and Government of Nagorno-Karabakh   On May 26, with the participation of the Fund’s trustees, benefactors, honorable guests and Nagorno-Karabakh President the opening ceremony of the Ghazanchetsots street in Shushi took place. The 800m long earth road was in an extremely poor condition and because of that seldom used...
    May 27, 2011 16:47
  • A Group of Yerevan Residents’ Efforts Yield First Positive Results
    Yerevan—Judge Artur Mkrtchyan of the First Instance General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun administrative regions examined the collective action which residents of the buildings at 5, 3, and 7/1 Komitas Boulevard had filed against the Liber and Rem Group LLCs. After hearing the case, Judge Mkrtchyan ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and,...
    May 24, 2011 12:11
  • Unprecedented Youth Career Fair in Yerevan helps Youth find Jobs, Improve Education and Support Economic Growth
    YEREVAN, 11:00AM – More than 4000 young people are expected to attend the “Build Your Future Today: Education, Employment, Economy” youth career fair today in Yerevan. The primary partners of the fair are the State Employment Service Agency (SESA), USAID Pension and Labor Market Reform (PALM) Project, and the Youth Career Orientation Center of the Ministry of Labor...
    May 22, 2011 14:22
  • Bloody scuffle between Azerbaijanis, Armenians in Moscow, 1 killed
    One person was killed, seven others injured in a scuffle between natives from Armenia andAzerbaijan in Lyuberetsky district of Moscow, Interfax reports referring to the local law enforcement agencies. “Natives of Armeniaand Azerbaijan were engaged in a scuffle, using traumatic and cold weapons,” the source said. As a result, a 24-year-old man was stabbed...
    May 18, 2011 11:49
  • UN Office in Armenia marks World Day for Cultural Diversity
    An art exhibition dedicated to the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development was opened today in the UN House. It is aimed at providing an opportunity to deepen the understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to learn to better “live together”. The paintings and sculptures of the Armenian artist Gevorg Msheci, were exhibited. His art...
    May 13, 2011 16:55
  • National Youth Policy Council Meeting
    The National Youth Policy Council by the Prime Minister met today in the Office of Government, chaired by council head, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Arsen Karamyan reported on the national youth report drafting activities. The paper was said to be a fundamental document for the implementation of a targeted youth policy. It...
    May 10, 2011 19:21
  • Turkish fascism: children “taught” Armenians are enemies
    Another shameful incident happened in Turkey on the days when the world marked anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. A Turkish teacher from Istanbul took schoolchildren to the conference hall and made them watch photos of Turks allegedly killed by Armenians. He claimed Armenian organized massacres of Turks, that they are enemies and betrayers as well as Kurds, Turkish...
    May 9, 2011 13:09