‘ՄԱԿ’

  • 0
    United Nations, Armenian Government and their Partners Contribute to the Greening of Yerevan
    Yerevan, 16 April 2013 – More than 420 trees were planted by the representatives of the UN Office in Armenia, Government, international community and civil society during a Tree Planting Day organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Office in Armenia, the Charitable Foundation “Armenia Tree Project” in the Avan administrative district of Yerevan. The...
    April 16, 2013 17:45
  • 0
    UN and Armenian State University of Economics will further enhance cooperation
    Yerevan, 04 April, 2013 – Students of the Armenian State University of Economics will have more opportunities to further learn about the UN values, global agenda and UN work in Armenia as a result of the implementation of the Plan for Cooperation which was signed today between the University and the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI). Opening of the UN Corner...
    April 4, 2013 16:00
  • 0
    Six of the world’s seven billion people have mobile phones… but only 4.5billion have a toilet says UN report
    Six of the world’s seven billion people have mobile phones – but only 4.5 billion have a toilet, according to a U.N. report. The shocking statistic has prompted the international organisation to launch a global campaign to improve sanitation for the 2.5 billion people whose health is at risk. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson called their plight ‘a...
    March 24, 2013 7:59
  • 0
    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS
    The pursuit of happiness lies at the core of human endeavours.  People around the world aspire to lead happy and fulfilling lives free from fear and want, and in harmony with nature.   Yet, basic material well-being is still elusive for far too many living in extreme poverty.  For many more, recurring socio-economic crises, violence and crime, environmental degradation...
    March 19, 2013 18:41
  • 0
    UN Panel Concludes Israeli Settlements Are Illegal
    The United Nations’ first report on the broad policy of Israeli settlements concluded Thursday that the government’s practice of “creeping annexation” clearly violates the human rights of Palestinians, and called for an immediate halt. In its report to the 47-nation Human Rights Council, a panel of investigators said Israel is violating international...
    January 31, 2013 20:19
  • 0
    No sign of blast at Iran nuclear site: IAEA
    The UN atomic agency said Wednesday that it had no indications that an explosion took place at an Iranian nuclear facility, as reported by Israeli and US media. “We understand that Iran has denied that there has been an incident at Fordo. This is consistent with our observations,” said Gill Tudor, spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran...
    January 30, 2013 20:45
  • 0
    UN agency warns of new global bird flu threat
    The UN food agency on Tuesday warned the world risked a surge in bird flu outbreaks unless countries strengthen their monitoring against dangerous animal diseases despite economic hardship. “The continuing international economic downturn means less money is available for prevention of H5N1 bird flu and other threats of animal origin,” Juan Lubroth, chief veterinary...
    January 29, 2013 21:53
  • 0
    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
    During the Second World War, millions of people who did not conform to Adolf Hitler’s perverted ideology of Aryan perfection – Jews, Roma and Sinti, homosexuals, communists, the mentally ill and others – were systematically persecuted, rounded up and transported to death camps. Some were murdered immediately; others cruelly worked to death. Every year on the anniversary...
    January 28, 2013 13:11
  • 0
    UN pays Kuwait $1.3 bn in new Iraq war compensation
    The United Nations said it paid out about $1.3 billion in compensation to Kuwait on Thursday over Iraq’s invasion of the Gulf emirate in 1990. The Geneva-based UN Compensation Commission said the payments related to damage to Kuwait’s oil wells, pipelines and equipment during the seven-month occupation by Iraqi forces and subsequent losses to production and...
    January 24, 2013 21:32
  • 0
    UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Baghdad
    UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad on Thursday for talks with Iraqi leaders, state television said, after a visit to Kuwait in which he called for a new era in relations between the two countries. After his arrival, the UN secretary general went into a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, said Iraqiya TV, without providing further details. There are...
    December 6, 2012 19:02
  • 0
    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — Message on the International Day Of Persons with Disabilities
                This year’s Paralympic Games were a reminder of the immense potential of persons with disabilities to soar and to inspire. One girl wrote to a Paralympic gold-medal champion, “Watching as you overcome the difficulties of life, reaching for new victories and new heights in sports, I derive strength and inspiration.” Persons with disabilities have...
    December 3, 2012 14:51
  • 0
    (Հայերեն) ԼՂՀ ԱԳ նախարարը կոչ է անում ՄԱԿ-ին՝ աջակցել Ստեփանակերտի օդանավակայանի վերագործարկման հարցում
    November 12, 2012 21:09
  • 0
    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — MESSAGE ON UNITED NATIONS DAY
    We are living through a period of profound turmoil, transition and transformation. Insecurity, inequality and intolerance are spreading. Global and national institutions are being put to the test. With so much at stake, the United Nations must keep pace across the spectrum of its activities – peace, development, human rights, the rule of law, the empowerment of the world’s...
    October 23, 2012 18:15
  • 0
    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — OP-ED ARTICLE: “A CALL TO AMBITION”
    25 September 2012 Each year at this time, leaders gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York to assess the state of the world. This year, I used the occasion to sound the alarm about our direction as a human family. We are living through a period of profound turmoil, transition and transformation. Insecurity, inequality and intolerance are spreading. Governments...
    October 2, 2012 16:25
  • 0
    UN Office in Armenia promotes gender equality through art
    Yerevan, 10 April, 2012 – An art exhibition which promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment and is dedicated to the National Motherhood Day was opened today in the UN House. The tapestry works of Armenian artists Seda Sargsyan and Arpine Haroutyunyan were exhibited at this exhibition, dedicated to the Motherhood Day celebrated on 7 April in Armenia. Maria...
    April 10, 2012 16:46
  • 0
    Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty
    Message of Dr. BabatundeOsotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director, for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012 Today, on International Women’s Day, UNFPA renews its commitment to gender equality and human rights and dignity. Many rural women have limited autonomy and low status, which puts them at increased risk of hunger, gender-based violence and other human rights violations....
    March 7, 2012 15:22
  • 0
    THE SECRETARY-GENERAL — MESSAGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY 1 December 2011
    Heading into the fourth decade of AIDS, we are finally in a position to end the epidemic.   The progress we have made so far is proof that we can realize our vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.   The number of new HIV infections has fallen by more than 20 per cent since 1997. New infections are continuing to...
    November 30, 2011 20:23
  • 0
    The United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
    UNDAF Inter-Agency Working Group Meeting, National Seminar on ESD and the UNDP/UNESCO Mission Education for sustainable development (ESD) aims to help people to develop the attitudes, perspectives, skills and knowledge to make decisions and act according to them for the benefit of themselves and others, now and in the future. The United Nations General Assembly declared...
    November 8, 2011 13:31
Page 1 of 3123