Government of Japan and UN will extend 2,484,900.00 US dollars to project in ArmeniaMarch 3, 2009 - 00:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On 2 March, the Government of Japan and the United Nations (UN) decided to extend assistance totalling 2,484,900.00 US dollars (approximately 255.94 million yen) through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to a project entitled "Sustainable Livelihood for Socially Vulnerable Refugees, Internally Displaced and Local Families" in Armenia, which is going to be implemented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Develop Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).Due to rapidly increasing income inequalities and social uncertainties, socially vulnerable people including groups such as refugees and internally displaced people have been suffering from poverty and lack of access to social services in Armenia. Through the following activities, this project aims to reduce poverty and improve access to social services in order to support vulnerable people, especially women and the youth, to attain sustainable livelihood: - Renovate old buildings to provide housing units for vulnerable households; - Encourage beneficiaries to get involved in community-based organizations such as women's group; - Conduct trainings on entrepreneurship and business skills development; - Establishing Small and Medium Entrepreneurship (SME)-supporting Fund and provide start up loans to 100 businesses and support community-owned programmes; - Organize trainings on operation and maintenance of renewable energy (RE) systems; - Train health care providers to build their capacity. This project is expected to assist vulnerable people in reducing poverty and secure their lives, livelihoods and dignity, ReliefWeb reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |