UN allots $72m aid to Armenia - report
The United Nations has allocated assistance worth
$72 million to Armenia, the Novosti Armenii news agency
reported.
According to an agreement signed by Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian and the local representatives of the UN Development Program on Friday, the aid will cover the period 2010 to 2015, the report said.
33 percent of the amount is designated to support Armenia`s sustainable economic development. Other priorities include improving social conditions of the population and implementing environmental programs. The assistance also covers opening jobs, poverty reduction, combat against corruption, and supporting democratization and the protection of human rights.
According to an agreement signed by Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian and the local representatives of the UN Development Program on Friday, the aid will cover the period 2010 to 2015, the report said.
33 percent of the amount is designated to support Armenia`s sustainable economic development. Other priorities include improving social conditions of the population and implementing environmental programs. The assistance also covers opening jobs, poverty reduction, combat against corruption, and supporting democratization and the protection of human rights.
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