2012

With the support of UNFPA the project team analyzed the State Budget of RA for 2012 from the demographic perspective to identify whether it included sufficient resources for the implementation of the action plan of demographic strategy. Analysis was performed through a desk review and comparison of the proposed budget for 2012 with the envisaged activities in the National Strategy. The results of the analysis were presented to the stakeholders, policy makers and experts in the focus field through two Off the Record discussions, with 25-30 participants in each. Based on the OTR results two policy briefs have been elaborated and disseminated to the stakeholders and policy makers.

2013

The conflict in Syria has forced more than two million people out of the country, among whom Syrian Armenians, one of the significant Christian diaspora communities in the Middle East.  A growing number of Syrian Armenians find refuge in Armenia.  According to the Ministry of Diaspora of Republic of Armenia (RoA), there are around 11, 000 Syrian Armenians currently residing in Armenia.

In the Syrian context, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) has been singled out as one of the most salient features of the conflict. UNHCR Armenia commissioned a study within the Syrian community in Armenia in order to identify the forms and prevalence of SGBV among the women of the community.

2012

The project implemented in 2012 with the support of Counterpart International strived to support local self-government bodies (LSG) in the elaboration of draft models for the important legal acts that are subject to the community councils’ approval and adoption, by including field experts, community council members, community lawyers, and specialists in elaboration of legal acts in this process. The project strived as well to promote the development of the community councils’ power in effective law making.