 Yerevan hosting 18th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum September 6, 2016 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is hosting the 18th Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum that kicked off Monday, September 5 and will run through September 9 in Yerevan. Delegations from over 6 dozen countries have arrived in Armenia to take part in the event. President Serzh Sargsyan met the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Ertharin Cousin and other participants of the forum on Monday. Sargsyan hailed the cooperation between the Armenian government and the WFP and the jointly-implemented project Sustainable School Feeding which provides school meals to some 83.000 children across Armenia’s 10 provinces. The President confirmed that the project will further be implemented in Armenia. Also, Sargsyan was briefed on the activities and similar projects carried out in countries that the participants of the forum represent.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
