Armenian authorities must take steps to protect human rights defenders, who are often physically attacked, harassed or stigmatized as they try to carry out their work in the Caucasus nation, an independent United Nations expert said today.Margaret Sekaggya, the UN
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Obama Administration Opposed to Congressional Recognition of Armenian Genocide
In an update to the report a few days ago on the vote by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to officially recognize the mass killings in Armenia in 1915 as genocide, Assistant Secretary of State Philip Crowley, stated on…
Turkey and Armenia Sign Historic Accord
Armenia to Become 73rd State Party to the CISG
Armenia has acceeded to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and will become the 73rd State Party to the Convention. (The 72nd State Party, by the way, was Lebanon). The CISG will enter into force for Armenia…
Education and Development Forum to be held in Armenia
Dates: October 21-24, 2008Location: Yerevan, Republic of Armenia Focus: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), with special emphasis on access, connectivity and local content.The forum provides a platform for 300 young people across the globe to learn about ICTs and challenges…
Immigrant of the Day (Freshman of the Year): Arthur Mkoyan (Armenia)
Our Immigrant of the Day — of should we say freshman of the year — is coming to study chemistry at UC Davis. Arthur Mkoyan, who earned a 4.0 GPA from high school in Fresno, was initially scheduled to…
Improving UNICEF’s Office Dynamics
By Ronda Muir
Ronda Muir, Senior Consultant, led a two and a half day retreat at the end of May for UNICEF’s 22-person Armenia office to help them better serve the country’s children. She was engaged to improve teamwork, communication and conflict resolution and to assist in…
Muir To Conduct Teambuilding Retreat for UNICEF
By Ronda Muir
Ronda Muir, Senior Consultant, has been asked by UNICEF’s Armenia office to lead a two and a half day retreat at the end of May to help improve teamwork, communication and conflict resolution. Through the use of individual and team MBTI…