UNITED NATIONS SIX-YEAR PROGRAM TO BE LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA

Panorama.am
20:26 23/03/2009

The Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan received the UNICEF
Representative in Armenia Laylee Moshiri-Gilani, reports the public
relations department of the Government.

The Prime Minister said that cooperation with the children’s fund is
something special during this period of world financial crisis. He
added that the Government of Armenia defined that 2009 more attention
should be paid to the social affairs of the country and children, their
healthcare, education and security are the highlights to this issue.

Ms. Moshiri-Gilani mentioned that the United Nations start a new
six-year long program in 2010 covering mother and child care, healthy
food, children’s education, protecting children from exploitation,
etc. Ms. Moshiri-Gilani said that the fund expects to receive
contribution from the Armenian Government.