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Armenia, Djibouti and UNOSAPG organized a side event entitled “Partnerships for Integrating Prevention into Peacebuilding: From Policy to Practice”
22 June, 2026

On 22 June 2026, on the margins of the International Peacebuilding Week, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN, together with the Permanent Mission of Djibouti and the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG), o
Candidate from Armenia, Mr. Mushegh Hovsepyan was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
09 June, 2026

On 9 June candidate from Armenia, Mr. Mushegh Hovsepyan was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) from among 15 candidates, making the first time Armenian expert will serve on CRPD, treaty body responsible for
Mr. Arsen Kotanjyan, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN was elected as Vice-Chair of the UN General Assembly First Committee for 81st session
02 June, 2026

On 2 June Mr. Arsen Kotanjyan, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN was elected as Vice-Chair of the UN General Assembly First Committee for 81st session. Armenia will put its utmost efforts to contribute to the work of the Commit
On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity a roundtable entitled “From Ambition to Action: Strengthening Biodiversity Governance and Financing” took place
22 May, 2026

On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation New York Office, convened a roundtable entitled “From Ambition to Acti
Permanent Representative of Armenia participated in the side event organized on the CBD Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
25 April, 2026

Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN, H.E. Mr. Paruyr Hovhannisyan participated in the side event organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity entitled “Key Outcomes of the First Meeting of the Subsidiary Body
Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN convened a side event entitled “Closing the Financing Gap: The Infrastructure Investment and Financing Facility for Landlocked Developing Countries”
22 April, 2026

On 22 April 2026, on the margins of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations, together with the Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS, convened a side event e
Armenia was re-elected to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and elected to the UN Commission on Population and Development
08 April, 2026

At the plenary meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), held on 8 April 2026, the Republic of Armenia was elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) for the term 2027-2029 and to the Commission on Popula
H.E. Mr. Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN and Vice-President of ECOSOC, chaired Economic and Social Council Special Meeting on Credit Ratings
30 March, 2026

The Economic and Social Council held a Special Meeting on Credit Ratings, chaired by H.E. Amb. Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN and Vice-President of ECOSOC. The meeting brought together Member States, credit
Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Appointed Co-Facilitator for Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
24 March, 2026

H.E. Mr. Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, has been appointed as Co-Facilitator for the intergovernmental negotiations on the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and
Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Independent State of Samoa
05 March, 2026

On March 5, in New York, a Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Independent State of Samoa was signed. The communiqué was signed by the Permanent Representative of the Re

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