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What’s new? A Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended a six-week war in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, but skirmishes on the border point to unresolved tensions. On the post-war front lines, a scramble to dig new positions, mass displacement and a humanitarian crisis make for a fragile situation.
Why does it matter? Already frictions along the new front line, which lies close to civilian settlements, threaten renewed violence. The longer it takes for Nagorno-Karabakh residents to return home and resume some semblance of normal life, the harder it will be to jump-start future peace efforts.
What should be done? Russian peacekeepers need a clear mandate for their long-term deployment. The parties should build upon ad hoc contacts to create a regular channel for addressing urgent problems. They must stop holding international humanitarian aid hostage to the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh’s status that lies at the conflict’s core.
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12:47, 23 December, 2020
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Association of Social Workers (AASW) in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia announces the start of a new three-year project for social protection system, which aims to promote self-reliant livelihood of poor and vulnerable groups, empower their participation in society and economic life in the Ararat, Armavir, Kotayk, Shirak and Lori marzes of Armenia. The grant project is generously funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) and administered by the World Bank.
The representatives from the Ministry, Association, Embassy of Japan, World Bank, partner agencies and organizations participated in Project launch event. Around 100 government officials, development partners, social workers and experts either attended or followed the event online following COVID-19 restrictions. The official welcomes and presentation of the project