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    HUMAN RIGHTS AS UNIVERSAL DEVELOPMENT AGENTS OF THE MODERN SOCIETY

    armradio.am
    10.12.2007 13:48

    Today, on the Human Rights day, the students who participated in the
    Human Rights School special course titled "Human Rights as Universal
    Development Agents of the Modern Society" received certificates
    on the occasion of the completion of this course. The course was
    organized by UN Department of Public Information in collaboration
    with the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy at V. Brusov
    Yerevan State Linguistic University.

    UNDPI Representative Mr. Valeri Tkatchouk as lead agency, reiterated
    about the goals and objectives of this UN initiative and stressed
    the role of Human Rights in the modern society. He also mentioned
    that this is a special day as the World campaign devoted to the 60th
    anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is officially
    launched today. "Throughout the next year up to10 December 2008 people
    everywhere around the world will mark this anniversary with special
    commemorative events and activities", he concluded.

    Special guests of this ceremony were the President of the Brusov
    Yerevan State Linguistic University Mr. Suren Zolyan, Head of
    the Department of International Organizations of MFA Ms. Dziunik
    Aghajanyan, UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy Mr. Valeri
    Poghosyan.

    The themes for the course were related to various aspects of Human
    Rights and linked to the eight Millennium Development Goals - Education
    and Human Rights; Children's Rights and MDGs; Women's Human Rights:
    Gender Equality and MDG progress, Gender and Politics; Refugee and
    Asylum Seekers' Rights; Economic and Social Rights: MDGs and Poverty
    Reduction, PRSP; Political and Civil Rights; Sustainable development,
    environmental rights and MDGs; Stigma and discrimination towards people
    living with HIV/AIDS, rights of HIV positive people. The students
    participated also in special presentations on The Role of Human Rights
    in the Armenian Society and Armenia's representation in Human rights
    councils, committees, sub-committees of International Organizations,
    also UN Human Rights documents and their role in Armenia.

    >From 22 October till 10 December 2007 about 40 students from various
    universities took part in the lectures series delivered by professional
    staff of UN DPI, UNICEF, UNHCR, World Bank and UNAIDS and leading
    specialists of partner NGOs - Armenian Constitutional Right Protective
    Center, Armenian Association of Women with University Education,
    Association for Sustainable Human Development and Helsinki Committee
    of Armenia.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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