U.S. provides additional $1 million for Armenia's vaccination effortsApril 7, 2021 - 11:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $1 million to support the efforts of Armenia to respond to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, bringing USAID’s total funding to date to more than $11 million. This includes emergency funding to address immediate health needs and efforts to address the secondary and tertiary impacts of the pandemic on democratic development and economic growth. USAID is awarding the funds to UNICEF to provide targeted technical assistance to support and ensure effective implementation of Covid-19 vaccination efforts in Armenia, in accordance with the National Deployment Vaccination Plan, the Agency said Wednesday, April 7. Lynne M. Tracy, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, noted: “Throughout the pandemic, the United States has partnered with Armenia in its fight against Covid-19. Through this new assistance, we will continue working together to overcome Covid-19 and prepare for future public health threats.” 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |