National UN Volunteers Scheme to be launched in YerevanJune 29, 2009 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "National UN Volunteers" program will be launched in Yerevan on July 1. National United Nations Volunteers Scheme aims to combine the skills and knowledge of local young professionals with the UN comparative advantage to development through a cost-effective contractual modality. This is a unique opportunity for local youth to work under the aegis of the UN thus turning into valuable agents of change. Two categories of UNV will be established -- National UNV Specialists (persons above 25 years old with some work experience) and National UNV Community Exchange Workers (persons above 21 years old with secondary education and related technical skills). Selected Volunteers will be paid by institutions hosting them and will benefit from an international insurance scheme. UN Resident Coordinator Consuelo Vidal, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Armen Grigoryan, representatives of Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, UNDP, UNHCR, Armenian Red Cross, Professionals from Civil Society and others took part in the event. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. |