On February 12, USAID and UNICEF signed a cooperation agreement for a two-year program that will help improve the health and nutrition of Armenian children 0-5 years of age. The latest Armenia Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) revealed worsening trends in the nutritional status of children in Armenia. Nineteen percent of children under five fell ... Read More»

A blood drive, “Have a Heart, Save a Life,” was organized at the U.S. Embassy by the Hematology Center. Ambassador John A. Heffern, Deputy Minister of Health Sergey Khachatryan, and Director of the Hematology Center Smbat Daghbashyan took part in the event, offering congratulatory words. Volunteer donations of blood are not common in Armenia yet. ... Read More»

U.S. Co-Chair to the Minsk Group, Ambassador James Warlick, sat down with group of U.S. track II program alumni to discuss the N/K peace process during his visit to Yerevan. The group gave great feedback on the successes and challenges in the process. Track II diplomacy is any people-to-people programs (not official) that aim to ... Read More»

Wisconsin Department of Corrections staff members continued sharing instructional strategies with the Armenian correctional delegation in January at the Madison Training Center. The training topics included demonstrations; role plays; case studies; scenarios, presentations, etc. The Corrections Reform Program partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Armenia started in April 2012, and the ongoing cooperation ... Read More»

From January 13 to February 2, the peacekeeping unit of the Armenian Armed Forces consisting of 75 servicemen participated in the regular multinational pre-deployment exercises at the training center of the US Armed Forces in Germany in the scope of the KFOR mission. The transportation for the Armenian peacekeeping unit to and from Germany is ... Read More»