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First Donor Coordination Meeting to discuss social rights in Armenia

Social rights and relevant reforms remain high on the agenda of the Armenian authorities and are included in the strategic area of cooperation with the Council of Europe, as envisaged in the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026.

On 4 October 2024 the Council of Europe organised the first Donor Coordination Meeting on social rights.

Social rights and reforms are among the priorities of the strategic cooperation of the Council of Europe and Armenia and envisaged by the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026.

Development organisations active in the area of the social rights, including the Delegation of European union to Armenia, USAID, UN Agencies – UNHCR, ILO, UNDP, UNWFP, IOM, UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, Action against Hunger were invited to the meeting.

The objective of this Donor Coordination Meeting was to assess and coordinate efforts among the development partners working on social and economic rights in Armenia, enhance collaboration mechanisms, and discuss the progress of ongoing and planned initiatives and avoid duplication of efforts.

Opening the event, Maxime Longangué, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan noted: “The Donor Coordination Meeting is the unique platform bringing together the development partners. It will ensure sharing the information and experience in the area of social and economic rights and will help finding synergies between the activities of different organisations”.

Representatives of international organisations presented their activities related to social rights, including, education, employment and housing. The Donor Coordination Meeting serves as an effective platform for identifying collaboration opportunities among different actors working on social rights in Armenia.

The Council of Europe stands ready to support Armenia in implementing reforms in social rights and social protection in line with the requirements of the European Social Charter and relevant European standards, including also in the context of responding to crisis situations.

The meeting was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe Project “Enhancing Social Human Rights in Armenia.” The Project is part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026.

 

 

YEREVAN, ARMENIA 4 OCTOBER 2024
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The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation, with 46 member states, including Armenia. All our member states are party to the European Convention on Human Rights, which is the cornerstone of human rights protection in Europe.

The Council of Europe Office in Yerevan, represents the Secretary General in Armenia. It closely co-operates with national authorities supporting the implementation of statutory obligations to the Council of Europe by Armenia through co-operation projects.


 

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