Arka News Agency, Armenia
Feb 10 2007

UNDP GRANTED $500THS TO ARMENIA’S OMBUDSMAN

Yerevan, February 9. /ARKA/. UNDP granted $500ths to the Armenian
Ombudsman office, reported Consuelo Vidal, UN Permanent Coordinator
and UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia.
The greater part of the grant was provided by the Swedish
International Development Agency (SIDA), the rest by UNDP, she said.
Armenia’s Ombudsman Armen Haroutiunian pointed out that the funds
will be allocated for realizing various programs, including the
financing of the RA TV programs that raise public awareness of human
rights.
"In this case our cooperation will be as following: we will submit
the planned measures the UNDP, and they will arrange and finance
them," he said. L.M. –0–