REDUCTION OF POVERTY LEVEL REGISTERED IN ARMENIA LAST YEARJanuary 9, 2002 - 22:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to the data of UN experts, reduction of poverty level is registered in Armenia during the recent years. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, the number of extremely poor population in 2001 came down 5% in comparison with the indicator of 1998. In the words of the chief of the representation of UN Development Program in Armenia Astkhik Mirzakhanian, the extremely needy families made 11-12% of the entire number of the families of the Republic in 1997-1998, but according to the data of 2001 their number does not exceed 6-7%. Let us note that according to UN standards the families whose daily per capita income does not exceed 1 USD are considered extremely poor. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |