20th Para Sports Festival in Armenia | 23-24 July 2024
The 20th Para Sports Festival, organized by UNHCR and the National Paralympic Committee of Armenia, will take place on 23 and 24 July 2024, at the Yerevan State Sports College of Olympic Reserve. Organized with the support of the Government of Armenia, the Embassy...
Launch of the CoE/UNHCR HELP course on the protection of refugee and migrant children
The participants of HELP/ UNHCR online course on “Asylum and Human Rights” who successfully completed it, received HELP certificates. The HELP online course aims to enhance the capacity of legal professionals to apply European human rights standards in their daily...
Session on Understanding the rights and responsibilities of refugees in Armenia
The event brought together over 60 participants – USS employment experts from Yerevan and regions, private companies, partner NGOs and refugee jobseekers, employees, and entrepreneurs. The session also allowed to highlight best practices derived from the private...
Call for applications: 20th Paralympic Festival in Armenia
In the course of the 2024 Festival, the participants will compete in the following seven sports: wheelchair basketball, para table tennis, para powerlifting, boccia, para swimming, chess, para-athletics. The Para Sports Festival 2024 is specific in that encourages the...
French delegation visits refugees in Tavush province
The delegation visited the Women’s Support Center and the “For Equality” human rights NGO in Ijevan. There, they had an insightful meeting with a group of refugee women, men, and older people. During discussions with the host community — Ms. Manush...
ECHO, UNHCR and People in Need visit refugees in Armenia
ECHO interacted with families, discussing their well-being, their needs and the plans for the future. Insightful meetings and activities took place at Tavush province’s Women’s Support Center and “For Equality” NGO, where they participated in an interactive art...
The Australian Ambassador visits refugee families living in Masis, Armenia
Ambassador Geering visited the two shelters in Masis accommodating refugees, engaging with families, and witnessing their living conditions. With heartfelt gestures, he offered gifts and participated in a small cultural programme, amplifying the sense of solidarity...
Winners of SUITCASE 2023 Journalism Awards announced
As has been the tradition, this year’s award ceremony was organized with the joint efforts of the Migration and Citizenship Service (MCS) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency, People in Need, the United Nations...
Announcement. “SUITCASE 2023” annual journalism award
This year, materials published during the period of 28 November 2022 to 4 December 2023 can be submitted for the contest. Eligible materials include: Printed / online articles in the press / blogs / news websites. Online journalistic videos Online radio stories,...