October 28, 2024

Call of the Civil Society Organizations of Armenia to the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Participants of COP29

In November 2024, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Baku, where key issues will be discussed. We, the undersigned organizations of the civil society of the Republic of Armenia, emphasize the importance of civil society’s participation in international processes concerning climate change. However, being

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October 15, 2024

With the support of DDF, forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh received free legal aid

Since November 2023 with support from the Democracy Development Foundation, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly-Vanadzor office has been providing free legal aid to persons forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh. The aim of this initiative was to enhance access to social support programs offered by the Armenian government for these individuals. It also seeks to improve the efficiency of state and community support programs

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October 10, 2024

Job Announcement: Human Rights Coordinator – Refugees’ Rights Specialist

  Organization: Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) Position: Action Coordinator (Refugees’ Rights Specialist) Duration: 3-year term Location: Yerevan, Armenia   Summary The Democracy Development Foundation (DDF) is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Action Coordinator to join its vibrant team and spearhead the Foundation’s newly started multifaceted initiative in the area of Human Rights with a focus on refugees’ rights.  

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October 10, 2024

DDF representative’s speech at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

On October 8, Arpi Harutyunyan, Justice and Human Rights Portfolio Manager at the Democracy Development Foundation, participated in the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). During the conference, she addressed the worsening xenophobia and hatred towards Armenians in Azerbaijan. Below, we present the Armenian translation of Arpi Harutyunyan’s speech: ՛՛Thank

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