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    ARMENIA: 2009'S BEST ARTICLES COVERING WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS TO RECEIVE BRITISH COUNCIL AWARDS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    01.02.2010 19:26 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Results for Na/Ne media competition, organised by
    British Council and the OSCE Office in Yerevan were announced.

    Emphasising the role and importance of media in the formation of public
    opinion and perceptions, the British Council, within the framework of
    its Wo/Men in Politics project funded by the British Embassy Yerevan,
    and the OSCE Office in Yerevan announced an annual media competition
    entitled Na/Ne.

    The competition was aimed at reviewing the materials and articles
    published or broadcasted during the year, covering the activity and
    achievements of women in political, economic and social spheres as
    well as encouraging a wider coverage of the issue in the future.

    The printed and broadcasted materials submitted by the media
    representatives of Armenia were in the following categories:
    online article, printed article, TV Report, radio report, social
    advertisement, commercial advertisement

    Na/Ne 2009 Award Ceremony will be held on 2 February 2010.

    Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    to Armenia, Charles Lonsdale, the Head of the OSCE Office Yerevan,
    Sergey Kapinos and official structures' representatives will attend
    the award ceremony.

    The British Council is a quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation
    based in the United Kingdom which specialises in international
    educational and cultural opportunities. It is a non-departmental
    public body, a public corporation incorporated by royal charter,
    and is registered as a charity in England.

    Founded in 1934, it was granted a royal charter by King George VI in
    1940. Its 'sponsoring department' within the United Kingdom Government
    is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, although it has day-to-day
    operational independence.

    The British Council says its remit is "to build mutually beneficial
    cultural and educational relationships between the United Kingdom and
    other countries, and increase appreciation of the United Kingdom's
    creative ideas and achievements." Its overseas network extends to
    233 locations in 107 countries and territories. It has headquarters
    in Spring Gardens, near Whitehall in Central London, and in Manchester.

    There are other branch offices in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

    The world's biggest regional organization dealing with security
    issues, OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
    unites 56 countries situated in North America, Europe and Central Asia.

    Its member state are: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
    Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia,
    Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France Great
    Britain, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg,
    Macedonia, Malta¸ Moldova, Monaco Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway,
    Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia,
    Slovenia, Spain, Sweden Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
    United States, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican.

    Partner countries include: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Japan,
    Jordan, Morocco, Mongolia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia.

    Armenia became an OSCE member state on January 30, 1992.
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