RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN RECEIVED STEVEN ALLEN, THE HEAD OF THE UNICEF REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPEAND CIS.

Tuesday , 7 July 2009

During the meeting, the Prime Minister said to be pleased with the
Fund’s activities and welcomed the tendency of making a transition
from mere assistance to development. In Tigran Sargsyan’s words,
the 2010-2015 Armenia program will help increase the impact of those
initiatives aimed at bettering the status of women and children
in Armenia.

Steven Allen noted that the best record of cooperation with the
Armenian government was taken into account while developing this
program. He expressed confidence that in line with the priorities of
UNDAF format of development assistance, the program will allow the
Government to address such interrelated threats as poverty reduction
and protection of children by developing local capacity and abiding
by a policy of decentralization and planning.

The parties have also spoken about eventual efforts toward mitigating
the educational implications of the global crisis.