EU approves €3 million program to support Syrian refugees in ArmeniaJune 21, 2017 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union has decided to allocate €3 million to support Syrian refugees in Armenia, the European Commission revealed on Tuesday, June 20. The funds will be used to enhance access to health and psychosocial services, improve housing conditions, increase access to economic opportunities, and facilitate the integration of schoolchildren and students in Armenia. The EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis adopted new projects totaling €275 million. These projects will support refugees and their overstretched host communities not only in Armenia, but also in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and the Western Balkans. According to the Commission, €126.5 million from the assistance package will go to Turkey; €90 million program envisages better education in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan; €25 million will be alloted to support vulnerable women and girls in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Furthermore, a €21 million program will help Serbia manage the migration/refugee crisis along the Balkan route, while Jordan will receive €10 million for its public health system to ensure increased access to and quality of secondary and tertiary healthcare for Jordanian and Syrian refugees. The newly adopted assistance package brings the current overall volume of the EU Trust Fund up to over €1 billion which was the goal set by President Jean-Claude Juncker on September 23, 2015. Photo. UNHCR Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |