UN OPENS UN CORNER IN THE ARTASHAT CENTER FOR ORGANIZING YOUTH ACTIVITIES

armradio.am
30.03.2010 11:20

Public in Ararat region will have access to more information on
United Nations values and UN work in Armenia, since a UN Corner was
launched today in the Artashat based Ararat Center for organizing
youth activities.

Young people, civil society activists and local authorities jointly
with their UN partners will have an opportunity to organize UN-related
cultural, educational, and other events for the community and discuss
joint solutions to local problems.

"We welcome the launching of this UN Corner in Artashat and we are
sure it will serve as an additional stimulus to raise the activeness
of youth population of the province. We appreciate this initiative and
look forward to continue our cooperation with the UN Armenia Office",
said Ms. Anahit Tahmazyan, representative of the Artashat Youth Center.

Maria Dotsenko, UN Department of Public Information Representative
said: "This is an important initiative for UN, as the UN Corner in
the Youth Center will contribute to the promotion of the UN values
and activities in Armenia. We are trying to come closer to ordinary
people in the regions."

The launching of this UN Corner is a result of the trilateral
cooperation between the "Center for Organizing Youth Activities"
governmental non-profit organization of the Ministry of Sport and
Youth Affairs, UN Department of Public Information and "Armenian UN
Association" NGO. This is the fifth UN Corner functioning in Armenia.

Other UN Corners exist in Gyumri, Hrazdan, Ijevan and Kapan.