UNDP IN ARMENIA TO FINANCE PUBLICITY OF OMBUDSMAN

Yerevan, February 8. ArmInfo. Today, the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and the Human Rights Defender’s Office (HRDO) of
Armenia signed an agreement that marked the start of a new joint
project in support of human rights protection and promotion in
Armenia. Importantly, public awareness-raising is the one of the
main components of the project: a series of TV programmes, where the
Ombudsman will raise and discuss major human rights issues for the
country, will be produced and broadcasted on national television. In
addition, the capacity of the HRD office to annually report back to
the public on their activities will be enhanced, which will contribute
to the human rights promotion and protection in the country. The Head
of UN and UNDP in Armenia Ms. Consuelo Vidal noted in her speech:
"We are proud to continue our collaboration with the Ombudsman’s
office. We strongly believe in UN values and human rights are the
basis of the whole UN programme in Armenia. With this project we will
strive to ensure that public awareness of human rights is increased
and appropriate capacity is created for human rights education,
protection and promotion in Armenia." Mr. Armen Harutyunyan, Human
Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia stated: "This project
will greatly contribute to the awareness raising campaign regularly
carried out by our institution throughout the country. Due to TV-shows,
envisaged in this project, the Human Rights Defender will have an
opportunity to provide transparency as well as be accountable to the
public at large on the activities carried out by the Institution. "I
express my gratitude to the organisers and have the strong belief
that such activities can increase the level of legal awareness among
the population and create a culture of promotion of human rights." –
mentioned Mr. Harutyunyan.