ArmInfo.On April 7, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Armenia signed an agreement to support five new programs with five Armenian organizations, including regional ones.
According to the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Armenia, the programs for the protection of women's rights, women's empowerment and gender equality in Armenia are aimed at protecting the labor rights of women, the rights of Yezidi women, preventing violence against women, researching issues of generational change of values and gender equality.
"Women's rights, gender equality and women's leadership are very important values for the Netherlands, which we promote and fight for in our country and around the world. Today we are launching new programs and partnerships aimed at creating a better environment and equality for women ", Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Armenia Nicholas Schermers said.
The new programs will be implemented by Alvan Tsaghik social-educational NGO, the author of the Safe YOU mobile application, created to protect women from violence, the Impact Institute of Innovations, the Yezidi Center for Human Rights NGO, the Parents for Equality organization. It is noted that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Armenia. The Netherlands and Armenia have been developing stable and effective, mutually beneficial cooperation for 30 years. –