11,000 SYRIAN-ARMENIANS SETTLED IN ARMENIA: ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT
10:45, 14 January, 2014
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS: One of the programs, sponsored by
the Austrian Government to assist the needy Syrian Armenians living in
our Republic, has been partially launched and the other one is in the
preparatory stage. In the second half of 2013 Austria stated that it
will allocate ~@600,000 to the refugees, who were forced to leave their
houses in Syria because of the violence and get settled in Armenia.
The Red Cross Armenia will implement a program costing ~@280,000 of the
allocated money and the other part has been provided to the Armenian
Caritas to implement another related program. The money allocated by
the Austrian Government will serve the Red Cross Armenia to provide
300 Syrian Armenian families with assistance.
The Head of the Department for Disaster Management and Population
Displacement of the Red Cross Armenia and the Head of the program
"Assistance to Syrian Armenians" Edmon Azaryan told Armenpress that in
the framework of the program for seven months the needy families will
be provided with hygiene products, the people with chronic diseases -
with corresponding medicine, winter clothes and shoes, present cards
to purchase household accessories, applicable in different shops.
We clarified the final information about the number of the Syrian
Armenians, settled in our country from the Head of Staff of the
Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia Firdus Zakaryan. He
informed that during the last three months the Syrian Armenians come to
Armenia through Lebanon. "300-400 Syrian Armenians monthly arrive in
Armenia, parallel to which they leave to Syria from Armenia. It seems
that the roads are closed but they leave by land, moreover, they go
to their homes and shops and then come back", - said Firdus Zakaryan.
Currently about 11,000 Syrian Armenians live in Armenia, who are
permanently supported by the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic
of Armenia in apartment and job issues. About 1000 Syrian Armenians
applied to the Ministry and were provided with jobs.
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10:45, 14 January, 2014
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, ARMENPRESS: One of the programs, sponsored by
the Austrian Government to assist the needy Syrian Armenians living in
our Republic, has been partially launched and the other one is in the
preparatory stage. In the second half of 2013 Austria stated that it
will allocate ~@600,000 to the refugees, who were forced to leave their
houses in Syria because of the violence and get settled in Armenia.
The Red Cross Armenia will implement a program costing ~@280,000 of the
allocated money and the other part has been provided to the Armenian
Caritas to implement another related program. The money allocated by
the Austrian Government will serve the Red Cross Armenia to provide
300 Syrian Armenian families with assistance.
The Head of the Department for Disaster Management and Population
Displacement of the Red Cross Armenia and the Head of the program
"Assistance to Syrian Armenians" Edmon Azaryan told Armenpress that in
the framework of the program for seven months the needy families will
be provided with hygiene products, the people with chronic diseases -
with corresponding medicine, winter clothes and shoes, present cards
to purchase household accessories, applicable in different shops.
We clarified the final information about the number of the Syrian
Armenians, settled in our country from the Head of Staff of the
Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia Firdus Zakaryan. He
informed that during the last three months the Syrian Armenians come to
Armenia through Lebanon. "300-400 Syrian Armenians monthly arrive in
Armenia, parallel to which they leave to Syria from Armenia. It seems
that the roads are closed but they leave by land, moreover, they go
to their homes and shops and then come back", - said Firdus Zakaryan.
Currently about 11,000 Syrian Armenians live in Armenia, who are
permanently supported by the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic
of Armenia in apartment and job issues. About 1000 Syrian Armenians
applied to the Ministry and were provided with jobs.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/746074/11000-syrian-armenians-settled-in-armenia-assistance-programs-carried-out.html