  Armenia gets $20 mln grant for energy-efficient buildings July 8, 2016 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will allocate $20 million for improving energy efficiency of Armenia’s buildings. A corresponding decision was adopted at a conference in the South Korean city of Songdo. The program was developed and unveiled by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Armenia Bradley Busetto said that Armenia became the 1st country in the CIS to get a major GCF grant. The project will contribute to creating favorable conditions for energy efficiency investments in public and private buildings of Armenia and will be implemented in partnership with Yerevan Municipality. The proposal from Armenia is the first project to be approved by the Board from Central and Eastern Europe. Eight new public sector project proposals were discussed at the thirteenth meeting of the GCF overall.  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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
