Some 100,000 refugees have arrived in Armenia since the end of September and many have received support from the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). Here are some of their stories. Ophelia Aghajanyan Ophelia Aghajanyan: We are pensioners. My husband, who used to be a soldier, is a disabled man. My son as well. My sister’s…
Goris, population 20,000, is a picture-postcard town, sitting in a bowl in the high mountains of southern of Armenia. It’s 25 kilometres to the border with Azerbaijan, to the Lachin corridor. During the last week in September, over 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the Karabakh region and arrived in Goris, Armenia, necessitating urgent humanitarian action by…
“We call upon the international community to urgently support refugees and their hosts,” said Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. “International support is crucial to sustain this welcome and to enable us to respond to immediate needs and to also build upon the resilience of this population.” Following the escalation of hostilities at the…
Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. PNP Deskpnp.com.pk
File photo. Armenia has alleged that the Azerbaijani army has shelled its border area. According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense from Yerevan, 2 Indian citizens have been injured by the shelling of the Azerbaijani army. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, the two Indian nationals were engaged in construction work at the plant at…
Armenia’s prime minister has agreed to meet Azerbaijan’s leader in Moscow next week. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has accepted a Russian proposal to hold talks with his longtime rival Azerbaijan’s president in Moscow on May 25. “We have received a proposal from Russia to hold a tripartite meeting at the highest level on May…
The heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold EU-mediated talks; Photo: File Nagorno-Karabakh: Clashes have started again on the border between the forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia and shelling is being done by both sides. According to the World News Agency, Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of a drone attack in which 2 officials were also…
The members of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries also called for greater oversight by the Government as well as stronger integration of human rights in domestic policies. “Armenia stands out in its efforts to integrate the 1989 UN Convention on Mercenaries in its domestic legislation, specifically in Article 147 of the…
