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ONLY 1.5% OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF ARMENIA ENVOLVED IN PUBLIC JOBS
Author: Arev Hakobian
Noyan Tapan News Agency
Oct 8 2007
Armenia
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 1.5% of over 800 thousand young
people living in Armenia is involved in public jobs. This statement
was made by Atom Mkhitarian, the Chairman of the Youth Organizations'
Association of the World Armenian Congress (WAC), at the press
conference held on October 5. He mentioned that this index makes
20-25% in Poland and 85% in Denmark. According to Atom Mkhitarian,
only 40-45 out of over 400 youth organizations registered in Armenia
do active work.
In the observation of Arthur Poghosian, the RA Deputy Minister of
Sport and Youth Affairs, 20% of the Armenian young people is envolved
in the active public life as many young people are active, however,
they are not members of non-governmental or youth non-governmental
organizations. He also mentioned that the sum provided for the
implementation of youth programs by the state budget is increasing
year after year. Thus, if 37 million drams were allocated for this
purpose in 1998, in 2007 the sum made 342 million drams (about 972
thousand U.S. dollars). According to Arthur Poghosian, the policy
of the government in this sphere has recently been directed at the
settlement of youth problems in regions, in particular. Youth regional
centers have been created in 10 regions for that purpose.
Another five community youth centers are envisaged to be created in
Goris, Ararat, Stepanavan, Aparan, and Talin.
It was also mentioned that the RA draft Law on "The young" has been
submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.
Author: Arev Hakobian
Noyan Tapan News Agency
Oct 8 2007
Armenia
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Only 1.5% of over 800 thousand young
people living in Armenia is involved in public jobs. This statement
was made by Atom Mkhitarian, the Chairman of the Youth Organizations'
Association of the World Armenian Congress (WAC), at the press
conference held on October 5. He mentioned that this index makes
20-25% in Poland and 85% in Denmark. According to Atom Mkhitarian,
only 40-45 out of over 400 youth organizations registered in Armenia
do active work.
In the observation of Arthur Poghosian, the RA Deputy Minister of
Sport and Youth Affairs, 20% of the Armenian young people is envolved
in the active public life as many young people are active, however,
they are not members of non-governmental or youth non-governmental
organizations. He also mentioned that the sum provided for the
implementation of youth programs by the state budget is increasing
year after year. Thus, if 37 million drams were allocated for this
purpose in 1998, in 2007 the sum made 342 million drams (about 972
thousand U.S. dollars). According to Arthur Poghosian, the policy
of the government in this sphere has recently been directed at the
settlement of youth problems in regions, in particular. Youth regional
centers have been created in 10 regions for that purpose.
Another five community youth centers are envisaged to be created in
Goris, Ararat, Stepanavan, Aparan, and Talin.
It was also mentioned that the RA draft Law on "The young" has been
submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.