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    DEPUTY MINISTER SAYS ONE THIRD OF ARMENIAN POPULATION POOR

    Panorama.am
    14:01 25/07/06

    A three-day seminar on monitoring and evaluation of income generation
    and employment programs in Armenia launched in Yerevan today. The event
    was organized by the ministry of foreign affairs, ministry of social
    security and UN economic and social commission in Asian-Pacific region.

    Artsvik Minasyan, deputy minister of employment and social affairs,
    informed the present that a national report is developed by a group
    of experts aimed to outline the development trends of Armenia within
    the context of poverty alleviation as well as programs on employment.

    The report says incomes are not evenly distributed in the country. The
    needy sector of the population has very limited opportunities. "Poverty
    is still a major problem for Armenia with 34% of population being
    poor," deputy minister said. In other words, 1 mln people are poor
    and 200 000 of them live in dire needy conditions. The experts of the
    report recommend creating well-paid jobs. The report also suggests
    reconsidering the program on poverty alleviation which the government
    approved in 2003. In A. Minasyan's words, social security system also
    needs improvements. /Panorama.am/
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