ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 11 2007

Presentation of national youth report held in Armenia
YEREVAN, October 11. /ARKA/. The presentation of the National Youth
Report was held in Armenia Thursday. The report has been the first
such study within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and
provides analysis of all the important problems of the Armenian
youth, Armenia’s Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Arthur
Poghosian said.

`The document is of great importance to Armenia’s Government and the
data contained in the report have already been utilized in practice,
particularly in cultural policy issues and establishment of regional
cultural centers,’ he said.

In her turn, UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Consuelo Vidal
pointed out that the Organization attached importance to the
development of this report.

The report is important not only because we care about the future of
the young generation, but also because the youth of Armenia can now
take part in settling its future, she said.
The National youth Report is set under initiative of the Ministry of
Sports and Youth Affairs of Armenia in cooperation with the Council
of Europe, UN Development Program and `Socium’ public organization.

The report is a complex document covering most important youth
problems, particularly in the area of education, healthcare, politics
and social issues. The report is based not only on the statistical
data, but also on scientific and sociological materials and outcome
of serious sociological surveys.-0–