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  • First Joint Project of UNDP and Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Launched

    UN Development Programme (UNDP) Armenia

    14, Petros Adamyan St., Yerevan 375010, Armenia
    Tel: +374 10 56 60 73 + 121
    Mob: +374 91 43 63 12
    Fax: +374 10 54 38 11
    E-mail: [email protected]
    URLs: http://www.undp.am

    PRESS RELEASE

    CONTACT: Aramazd Ghalamkaryan
    E-mail: [email protected]

    THE FIRST JOINT PROJECT OF UNDP AND HAYASTAN ALL-ARMENIAN FUND LAUNCHED

    /Yerevan, December 15, 2006/ - Today, in the UN House in Yerevan, United
    Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
    signed a memorandum of understanding that marked the start of the first
    joint project - construction of a boiler house and heating transmission
    channels for the Reanimation Department at the Nork Hospital for
    Infectious Diseases in Yerevan.

    Ms. Consuelo Vidal, UNDP resident representative in Armenia and Ms.
    Naira Melkumyan, Chief Executive of the Fund signed the memorandum.

    Ms. Vidal noted: "This is our first joint project since we started our
    cooperation in October and we are sure it will not be the last one. For
    UNDP, it is crucial to have reliable and committed partners while we
    channel resources to regions of Armenia out of Yerevan.'

    "We strongly believe that through joining our efforts we will be able to
    achieve much more in our fight against poverty in the country," -
    mentioned Ms. Vidal.

    Ms. Melkumyan, in her answers to the journalists' questions, mentioned:
    "We and UNDP agree on the methods to be used while supporting Armenian
    communities. Today we thank the Armenian Diaspora in Brazil, who
    provided funds for this project through the Brazilian Embassy."

    In the framework of a broader partnership with the Fund and the
    Government of Armenia, UNDP assists local communities in Armenia in
    elaborating village development plans, with direct participation of the
    village inhabitants and the local self-governance bodies. UNDP's support
    will not be limited only to infrastructure, but to local projects in the
    villages that generate jobs.

    Currently, Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's activities focus on improvement
    of large-scale physical and development infrastructures. The Fund has a
    proven track record: 138 miles (220 km) of roads, 81 miles (130 km) of
    waterways, 36 schools, 3 electric transmission networks, 210 residential
    buildings, and 14 healthcare institutions.

    The total budget of this project is USD 26,500.

    * * *

    UNDP is the UN's global development network. We operate in 166
    countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and
    national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they
    draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

    * * *

    /For additional information, please visit www.undp.am
    <http://www.undp.am/> and/or contact Mr. Aramazd Ghalamkaryan: tel.:
    +37410 566 073, ext. 121, +37491 436 312, e-mail:
    [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>./
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