In Armenia, an UNDEF-funded project implemented by Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment aims to contribute to sustainable management strategies of natural water resources in the Ararat Valley. This project has a focus on empowering women’s groups to conceive and oversee sustainable strategies for using community water and sanitation resources. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the project has […]
Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO, on April 15, 2020, announces a tender for the purchase of a photovoltaic system, in order to cover energy costs for a centrifugal water intake pump installed at the WUA (Water Users Association) pump station in the Solak community of Kotayk region. The deadline for the tender is April 30, 2020. The […]
Press Release Yerevan, 30 January 2020: Everyone has the right to access to water supply and sanitation and everyone is obliged to pay for the services provided. The state should establish mechanisms to enable the socially disadvantaged groups to use these services and to ensure that people pay for these services. Equitable access to water and sanitation and a number […]
The fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health was organized by the Government of Serbia, with support of the UNECE and WHO Regional Office for Europe joint secretariat. During the high-level meeting, the achievements were highlighted, challenges reflected and areas for action identified by taking into account the progress achieved in the Protocol’s implementation. […]
«Հայ կանայք հանուն առողջության և առողջ շրջակա միջավայրի» հասարակական կազմակերպությունը ս/թ.-ի նոյեմբերի 1-ից հայտարարում է շինարարական աշխատանքների իրականացման մրցույթ՝ Արմավիրի մարզի Ապագա և Ջրառատ և Արարատի մարզի Բերքանուշ համայնքներում ոռոգման ջրագծի և Արարատի մարզի Տափերական համայնքում խմելու ջրի ջրագծի անցկացման համար: Կից ներկայացվում են Ապագա, Ջրառատ և Բերքանուշ համայնքների ոռոգման ջրագծի և Տափերական համայնքի խմելու ջրի ջրագծի կառուցման ծավալաթերթերն ու […]
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 […]