The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes took place on 14-16 November 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting  was held in the Palais des Nations,  started on Monday, 14 November 2016. Mrs. Emma Anakhasyan  AWHHE NGO representative participates […]

AWHHE as a co-organizer of the side event (14 November 2016, Geneva) during the 4th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health

Measuring progress in achieving equitable access to water and sanitation Date: Monday, 14 November 2016 Time: 13.30-14.30 Venue: Emirates Room (Room XVII) Interpretation: English, French, Russian Background Equitable access is key for the realization of the rights to water and sanitation but also for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 on water. The Protocol on Water and […]

Meeting with participation of different concerned ministries, organizations and NGOs

Date: 27 October 2016, 16:00 p.m. Event: Meeting with participation of different concerned ministries, organizations and NGOs Venue: UNICEF, UN office in Armenia, c. Yerevan Title of presentation: “Summary of results of research on lead in enamel paints sold in Armenia” Speaker: Mrs. Knarik Grigoryan, “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO expert on chemical safety

Paint with Dangerous Lead Levels Widely Sold in All Developing Regions of the World

(Gothenburg, Sweden) Many decorative paints sold in over 40 low- and middle-income countries contained dangerous levels of lead, sometimes in direct violation of national regulation, according to a new report released by IPEN today. The report, Global Lead Paint Report, brings together data from paint studies conducted since 2009 in 46 low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America […]

OSCE Office in Yerevan presents awards to best women entrepreneurs in Armenia

29 June 2016 The OSCE Office in Yerevan presented a prize to Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment non-governmental organization (AWHHE) for their project to improve entrepreneurial skills and income generating capacities of female farmers through the use of solar fruit- and herb-drying equipment and technologies. Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan gave awards to twelve women entrepreneurs in the following […]

Press Release: The Problem of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Yerevan Aarhus Center, June 2, 2016 Recent studies show that there are a large number of chemicals capable of disrupting the endocrine system. Penetrating into the human body by different routes of exposure, the endocrine disruptors (EDCs) act in an irregular manner, mimicking, blocking, or altering the natural hormones and their signaling systems. Endocrine disruptors are linked to a wide […]

The Large Scale Military Actions in April 2016 Against Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

According to UNEP (http://www.unep.org/dewa/Africa/publications/AEO-2/content/203.htm ) armed conflict has multiple, long- and short-term impacts on development, and on environmental and human well-being. The affects are felt at various spatial levels. Conflict undercuts or destroys environmental, physical, human and social capital, diminishing available opportunities for sustainable development. Conflict impacts on human well-being, reducing quality of life, the capabilities of people to live the […]