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YEREVAN HOSTS CONFERENCE ON 'DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES IN REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA'
14:54 08/10/2013 " Society
"There are serious demographic challenges in Armenia such as
emigration, aging population and low birth rate. All this is a serious
concern for the government and the international community because
we live in one world, so everybody's welfare matters," UN Resident
Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Bradley Busetto
said at a conference on 'Demographic Challenges in the Republic of
Armenia' taking place in Yerevan.
The aim of the conference is to present profound studies of the
demographic challenges facing the country and to outline solutions
for them.
"I always repeat that these demographic challenges are symptoms of
deep problems and that they need a serious approach," Mr Busetto said,
adding that it is important that the respective policy be developed
and introduced in order to tackle these problems.
Poverty level in Armenia is above 35%, the rates of unemployment
and emigration are high, problems that cannot be resolved yet, the
speaker said. Besides, according to him, there is a serious problem
of equal territorial development and the most dangerous is that the
birth rate index is estimated at 1.5, which is very low.
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2013/10/08/unfpa-1/
From: A. Papazian
14:54 08/10/2013 " Society
"There are serious demographic challenges in Armenia such as
emigration, aging population and low birth rate. All this is a serious
concern for the government and the international community because
we live in one world, so everybody's welfare matters," UN Resident
Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Armenia Bradley Busetto
said at a conference on 'Demographic Challenges in the Republic of
Armenia' taking place in Yerevan.
The aim of the conference is to present profound studies of the
demographic challenges facing the country and to outline solutions
for them.
"I always repeat that these demographic challenges are symptoms of
deep problems and that they need a serious approach," Mr Busetto said,
adding that it is important that the respective policy be developed
and introduced in order to tackle these problems.
Poverty level in Armenia is above 35%, the rates of unemployment
and emigration are high, problems that cannot be resolved yet, the
speaker said. Besides, according to him, there is a serious problem
of equal territorial development and the most dangerous is that the
birth rate index is estimated at 1.5, which is very low.
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2013/10/08/unfpa-1/
From: A. Papazian