International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is an initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, a voluntary partnership formed by UN Environment and the World Health Organization to prevent exposure to lead, by promoting the phase-out of paints containing lead. International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week takes place every year during the last week of October. The purpose of the…
In the framework of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), AWHHE representative participated in the third meeting of the intersessional process for SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 from 1 to 4 October in Bangkok, Thailand. Below is summary of the meeting outcome by the SAICM Secretariat: Outcomes of IP3 The meeting…
(Press Release) Yerevan, 8 October 2019. The “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO (AWHHE) launched “Encouraging young specialists to power the agri-food value chains and building sustainable business models” project jointly with the University of Chile, Energy Center (CE-FCFM). It is funded through the Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE) programme of the One Planet Network. The SLE programme…
On September 24, 2019, at the Aram Khachaturian House-Museum, the “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO celebrated the 20th anniversary of its foundation. Representatives of the Ministries of the Republic of Armenia, international organizations in Armenia, NGOs and foreign guests attended the event. During the event, Aram Asatryan (violin), Yana Daryan (viola), Hasmik Ter-Antonyan (piano) and Gohar Nersisyan…
The 24th World Water Week was held from 25 to 30 August 2019 in Stockholm, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This year’s World Water Week addressed the topic: Water for society, including all. GWP, SIWI, UNICEF and UNECE organized the session “How to increase impact of WASH sector diagnosis tools” This event presented a unique opportunity to…
Представитель AWHHE приняла участие в двухдневом семинаре Международной сети НПО по ликвидации загрязнителей ( IPEN), который завершился в Волгограде 20августа 2019 года. Семинар проводили IPEN, “Эко-Согласие” – координационный центр IPEN в регионе Восточной Европы, Кавказа и Центральной Азии (ВЕКЦА) и Информационный центр “Волгоград-Экопресс”. Обсуждалась работа организаций – членов IPEN и общественных организаций Волгограда, Волжского, Ростова, Саратова, Краснодара, занимающихся решением сложных задач безопасного обращения с отходами, доступом…
Dear Dr.Manvelyan, On behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Geneva, Switzerland, we would like to express our appreciation for the work your Organization did for the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in 2018. It is gratifying to see that we are all working towards one goal: eliminating lead…
(Prague, Brussels, February 21st): The European Parliament and Council decision on the reform of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation announced this week, hailed as protective for health, will keep children exposed to hazardous flame-retardant chemicals associated with thyroid disruption and neurological deficits. Under the reformed Regulation, high levels of hazardous brominated flame retardants that are present in electronics waste,…
2019-Enabling Women to Participate in Sustainable Water Management in Armenia The project was highlighted in the latest UNDEF Newsletter. Please click below for the UNDEF latest newsletter, including the Board’s green light for new project proposals, UNDEF’s event with the UN Deputy Secretary-General during the High-level Political Forum, and stories from UNDEF’s work in the field (including AWHHE project). https://www.un.org/democracyfund/sites/www.un.org.democracyfund/files/Newsletter/uu42_july_2019.pdf In…
EcoLur On 10 December, Czech scientists presented in Yerevan the findings of the research they carried out in Akhtala, Alaverdi and Shnogh communities in Lori Region in the frames of ‘Industrial Pollution in Lori Region’ conference. Still in the summer, the Czech specialists took samples from community land areas, riverbed, residents’ hair, as well as eggs from households during their…