UN opens Corner in Artashat Youth Center

PanARMENIAN.Net - With a UN Corner established in the Artashat-based Ararat Youth Center, the public in Ararat region will have access to information on United Nations values and activity in Armenia.



Young people, civil society activists and local authorities jointly with their UN partners will have an opportunity to organize UN-related cultural, educational and other kinds of events for the community and discuss joint solutions to pressing problems.



"We welcome the launching of this UN Corner in Artashat and we are confident that it will serve as an additional stimulus to raise the activeness of youth population of the province. We appreciate this initiative and look forward to continue our cooperation with the UN Armenia Office", said Ms. Anahit Tahmazyan, representative of the Artashat Youth Center.



Maria Dotsenko, UN Department of Public Information Representative said, "This is an important initiative for the UN, as the Corner will contribute to the promotion of UN values and activities in Armenia. We are trying to come closer to ordinary people in the regions."



The launching of this UN Corner is a result of the trilateral cooperation between the Center for Organizing Youth Activities governmental non-profit organization of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, UN Department of Public Information and Armenian UN Association NGO. This is the fifth UN Corner functioning in Armenia. Other UN Corners exist in Gyumri, Hrazdan, Ijevan and Kapan.