Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomed a contribution of €3.5 million from the European Union (EU) to meet the urgent food needs of refugees in Armenia who fled the conflict that began last year. The EU initially allocated €2.5 million for refugees' immediate needs, later adding €1 million as the situation worsened with 84% of the refugee population in need of food assistance in December 2023 according to a joint UN and government assessment.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a grant of US$1.1 million from the United States Government, made possible through USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). This timely contribution will enable Â鶹ÊÓƵ to provide essential emergency food assistance to refugees residing in Armenia.
YEREVAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is ramping up its efforts to assist people who have recently arrived at the Armenian border. As of Friday, the Armenian government confirmed that more than 90,000 individuals have sought refuge in Armenia since 23 September.
Yerevan ¨C With the support of partners including the Government of Armenia, Goris Municipality, the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China, and the Joint SDG Fund, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), has established a legume processing center in Armenia's Syunik province. The initiative aims to improve the availability and access to nutritious food through investments that decrease post-harvest loss and support farmer¡¯s link to markets.
YEREVAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) handed over this week the management of the school feeding programme in Armenia to the government. This milestone concludes Â鶹ÊÓƵ's gradual transfer of the program to the Government of Armenia.
YEREVAN ¨C With a generous contribution of US$750,000 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) will support the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to strengthen the shock responsiveness of the social protection system in Armenia.
YEREVAN ¨C?The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$ 1 million contribution from the Government of Switzerland to improve resilience and provide a long-term economic support to the border communities of Armenia. Through the aid approved by the Swiss Development Agency (SDC), Â鶹ÊÓƵ will directly target 3,000 people from 15 borderline settlements?
YEREVAN¨C In response to the increasing numbers of food insecure people in the southern regions of Armenia, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has opened a new office in Kapan city to help with its expanding operations in the Syunik region. Â鶹ÊÓƵ will support communities relying on agriculture as a source of employment by helping with irrigation systems and efforts to build sustainable, climate-sensitive food systems.
YEREVAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Armenia today celebrated School Meals Day with its partners, the Social and Industrial Foodservice Institute (SIFI) and the School Feeding and Child Welfare Agency. The event at Abovyan school No 8 brought together school children of primary grades and their parents in Abovyan city of Kotayk province.
YEREVAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) hands over to the Government of the Republic of Armenia the management of its school feeding programme in Gegharkunik and Lori provinces. Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been implementing school feeding in Armenia since 2012, providing over 100,000 schoolchildren with hot and nutritious meals every day.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a US$1 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)¡¯s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance to provide cash assistance to help food-insecure, displaced people in Armenia cover their food needs until the end of June.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a EUR 300,000 contribution from the Government of France, which will help Â鶹ÊÓƵ to support food insecure and displaced people in Armenia through cash transfers to meet their immediate food needs till the end of June.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a EUR 1.3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to provide cash assistance across Armenia for people affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
YEREVAN ¨C In partnership with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), is launching a cash assistance programme for displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh to meet their food needs across Armenia till the end of June.
YEREVAN ¨C With funding from the British Embassy in Yerevan, and as part of the ¡°Wholegrain Wheat Value Chain¡± project to boost nutrition, Â鶹ÊÓƵ organized interactive practical training sessions for 200 participants from 30 communities in Tavush to increase knowledge about whole grain wheat bread and bakery production.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Armenian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MLSA), started this week distributing a one-off food ration for 44,000 vulnerable people who have been affected by the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yerevan, ARMENIA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Republic of Armenia (GoA) will jointly provide take-home rations for around 100,000 primary children while school canteens remain closed as part of the COVID-19 pandemic safety regulations.
YEREVAN ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today handed over its school feeding programme in Aragatsotn province to the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Since 2012, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been implementing and managing a school feeding programme in the province, providing children with daily nutritious meals.
