EU assigns €320mln to help children in vulnerable countriesFebruary 5, 2014 - 10:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union has allocated 320 million euros ($431 million) to the UN children's agency to help 15 vulnerable countries tackle infectious diseases and the lack of food, which are key causes of child deaths, according to the Associated Press. EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs announced the new funding Tuesday, Feb 4, standing beside UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake who praised the way "the EU has put children at the heart of its development agenda." While child mortality rates have declined from an estimated 12.6 million in 1990 to approximately 6.6 million in 2012, UNICEF said around 18,000 children still die of preventable diseases every day. The EU funding is going to East Timor and 14 African countries — Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photo: UN Related links: Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |