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45 BORDERING COMMUNITIES IN TAVUSH TO BENEFIT FROM RUSSIA-FUNDED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
15:15, 18 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Over the next 5 years 45 bordering communities of Tavush region,
with an overall population of 62,000, will have the opportunity to
develop their own community plans, prioritizing activities - such
as infrastructure and income generating activities - for financing
within the framework of "Integrated Support to Rural Development:
Building Resilient Communities" project, financed by the Government
of the Russian Federation and implemented by the UNDP in Armenia, in
close partnership with the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration
and Emergency Situations. The project budget is over USD 5 million.
Today, Bradley Busetto, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident
Representative in Armenia, Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of Territorial
Administration and Emergency Situations, and Ivan Volynkin, Ambassador
of the Russian Federation to Armenia, signed the relevant documents to
launch the project. Representatives of government agencies responsible
for rural and community development, as well as international
organizations, diplomatic corps and media attended the event.
"UNDP, as a global development organization, tries to reach remote
communities in Armenia with the support needed not to provide short
term emergency aid, but sustained development support. Our added value
has several facets - neutrality, impartiality, flexibility, as well
as innovation, which makes UNDP special as a development partner for
Armenia. For more than two decades UNDP has worked closely with the
government and other development partners to make Armenia a better
place to live and work. In this context, I would like to express my
gratitude to the Governments of Russian Federation and Armenia for
the excellent collaboration and for this important partnership to
support vulnerable communities. By working together, we can make a
difference to peoples lives," said Bradley Busetto, UN RC/UNDP RR in
his welcoming remarks.
"Russia consistently builds up its efforts in providing support to
its foreign partners in achieving sustainable development. Priority
recipients of the Russian international development assistance are CIS
countries and its partners in Eurasian integration. The importance
of this UNDP programme is its focus on complex development of the
vulnerable bordering communities in Tavush region and the positive
experience of its realization could be transferred to other communities
of the country. It should be noted that UNDP is a reliable partner
of the Russian Federation which has an excellent reputation and huge
experience accumulated within years of work globally," said Ivan
Volynkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation.
"We have 915 communities in Armenia and they have unique problems and
challenges. In order to make the country's territorial administration
more efficient, it is necessary to engage in each community and
village, especially in bordering regions. Bordering communities are
always in the focus of the Government of Armenia, which carries
out various measures aimed at their support and development. We
are confident that this project will be an invaluable investment
to mitigate the burden felt in bordering communities," noted Armen
Yeritsyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency
Situations.
Since 2001, UNDP in Armenia has provided support to over
150 communities in Armenia, including rehabilitation of rural
infrastructures and providing income generation, while building
institutional capacities through jointly developed local community
plans.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/18/45-bordering-communities-in-tavush-to-benefit-from-community-development-project-funded-by-russia/
15:15, 18 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Over the next 5 years 45 bordering communities of Tavush region,
with an overall population of 62,000, will have the opportunity to
develop their own community plans, prioritizing activities - such
as infrastructure and income generating activities - for financing
within the framework of "Integrated Support to Rural Development:
Building Resilient Communities" project, financed by the Government
of the Russian Federation and implemented by the UNDP in Armenia, in
close partnership with the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration
and Emergency Situations. The project budget is over USD 5 million.
Today, Bradley Busetto, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident
Representative in Armenia, Armen Yeritsyan, Minister of Territorial
Administration and Emergency Situations, and Ivan Volynkin, Ambassador
of the Russian Federation to Armenia, signed the relevant documents to
launch the project. Representatives of government agencies responsible
for rural and community development, as well as international
organizations, diplomatic corps and media attended the event.
"UNDP, as a global development organization, tries to reach remote
communities in Armenia with the support needed not to provide short
term emergency aid, but sustained development support. Our added value
has several facets - neutrality, impartiality, flexibility, as well
as innovation, which makes UNDP special as a development partner for
Armenia. For more than two decades UNDP has worked closely with the
government and other development partners to make Armenia a better
place to live and work. In this context, I would like to express my
gratitude to the Governments of Russian Federation and Armenia for
the excellent collaboration and for this important partnership to
support vulnerable communities. By working together, we can make a
difference to peoples lives," said Bradley Busetto, UN RC/UNDP RR in
his welcoming remarks.
"Russia consistently builds up its efforts in providing support to
its foreign partners in achieving sustainable development. Priority
recipients of the Russian international development assistance are CIS
countries and its partners in Eurasian integration. The importance
of this UNDP programme is its focus on complex development of the
vulnerable bordering communities in Tavush region and the positive
experience of its realization could be transferred to other communities
of the country. It should be noted that UNDP is a reliable partner
of the Russian Federation which has an excellent reputation and huge
experience accumulated within years of work globally," said Ivan
Volynkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation.
"We have 915 communities in Armenia and they have unique problems and
challenges. In order to make the country's territorial administration
more efficient, it is necessary to engage in each community and
village, especially in bordering regions. Bordering communities are
always in the focus of the Government of Armenia, which carries
out various measures aimed at their support and development. We
are confident that this project will be an invaluable investment
to mitigate the burden felt in bordering communities," noted Armen
Yeritsyan, Minister of Territorial Administration and Emergency
Situations.
Since 2001, UNDP in Armenia has provided support to over
150 communities in Armenia, including rehabilitation of rural
infrastructures and providing income generation, while building
institutional capacities through jointly developed local community
plans.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/18/45-bordering-communities-in-tavush-to-benefit-from-community-development-project-funded-by-russia/