06/06/2023

A statement by Ms. Gohar Khojayan from AWHHE NGO at the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution INC-2

The need for a global agreement that protects human health and the environment from chemicals in plastics. The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC1) of the Plastics Treaty took place from 29 May – 2 June 2023 in Paris, France.   CG2 IPEN statement, 1/6/2023 The statement was made by Ms. Gohar Khojayan participant from AWHHE NGO at […]

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17/04/2023

UN 2023 Water Conference

The Netherlands and Tajikistan, as co-hosts of the UN 2023 Water Conference (https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2023), strived to make the Conference a watershed moment for the world. Their vision for the Conference is that all fundamentally understand, value and manage water better and take concerted action to achieve the internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for […]

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01/01/2023

The first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee INC

Resolution 5/14 of 2 March 2022 entitled “End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument”, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) requested the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to convene an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) with the ambition of completing negotiations by the end of 2024. The first session of the INC was held from […]

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01/11/2022

The 10th Anniversary of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

“Armenian Women for Health and Health Environment” (AWHHE) NGO joined the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint – a joint program of WHO and UNEP within the framework of the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) held on 23-29 October, 2022. The campaign  aimed to draw public attention to the effects of lead on human health, especially children, to highlight […]

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25/10/2022

Environmental NGOs declare: “Kids can’t wait. Let’s do away with lead paints now!”

(Press Release)  “Armenian Women for Health and a Healthy Environment” (AWHHE) NGO emphasizes the threats to children from lead paint during the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. AWHHE joins the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (hereinafter – the Alliance) – a joint program of WHO and UNEP within the framework of the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW), which […]

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06/10/2021

Synthesis report of the SLE Projects

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) launched the Synthesis Report of the SLE Projects titled Co-Creating Sustainable Ways of Living 24 Stories of On-the-Ground Innovations. This report elaborates on the essential points of the 24 projects globally including two in Armenia implemented by AWHHE. The projects were implemented in frame of the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE) Programme under the UN 10-Year Framework […]

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22/06/2021

Workshop dedicated to the analysis of mercury and other hazardous substances and waste legislation

The event was organized within the framework of  “Building Capacity in Armenia to Support the Phase-out of Mercury Additive Products” project implemented by the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The aim of the workshop was to present to the staff of the Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body – which accomplishes  supervision in […]

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10/06/2021

A workshop on “Raising Awareness on Mercury-Containing Products and Data Validation” took place

The event was organized within the framework of “Building Capacity in Armenia to Support the Phase-out of Mercury Additive Products”  project implemented by the Ministry of Environment in colloboration with UNEP.  The event was attended by the officers of the National Academy of Sciences, non-governmental organizations and other interested institutions. Knarik Grigoryan, Expert  on Chemical Safety of “Armenian Women for […]

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23/12/2020

The contribution of the University of Chile in solar projects for communities in Armenia

Chilean press has published an article about the “Encouraging young specialists to power the agri-food value chains and building sustainable business models” project, the overall objective of which is to promote healthier lifestyles and power agri-food value chain by developing sustainable business models and encouraging young specialists to jointly-build capacities with Armenian rural communities. To read the full article in […]

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