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UN Armenia (6 October 2021)

By Armine Petrosyan

Today members of the UN country team in Armenia, headed by the UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia, Shombi Sharp, met with the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, and his team. Deputy Minister Vahe Gevorgyan and other representatives of the Ministry also participated in the meeting.

The introductory meeting provided an opportunity to present UN agencies’ programmes in Armenia to Minister Mirzoyan while highlighting the strategic partnership ahead outlined by the new five-year UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2021-2025 (UNSDCF) and anticipated $ 230 million in development spending. The extensive results of joint efforts to address the humanitarian and socio-economic impact of overlapping challenges caused by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and COVID-19 were also recognized.

Mr. Sharp thanked Minister Mirzoyan for the continuous cooperation and highlighted the importance of achieving the eight UNSDCF outcomes together for the prosperous future of Armenia. He welcomed the Government’s decision to soon launch the SDG Council as a milestone towards UNSDCF implementation and underlined the importance as well of the Armenian Government’s role in global UN structures.

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