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Current context

The Southern Caucasus, comprising the

The operation took place on the road between the Armenian town of Ijevan and the Azerbaijani town of Gazakh, at the international border.

Prior to his release and transfer, ICRC delegates had visited the detained civilian on several occasions, in order to assess his conditions of detention and treatment. The ICRC had also forwarded family news between the detainee and his relatives.

WASHINGTON, November 27, 2007 - The World Bank today approved a US$18.5 million Fourth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) for Armenia. The project will support the implementation of the government's Poverty Reduction Strategy Program (PRSP) by helping to sustain economic growth, providing resources for the budget, bolstering the fight against illegal logging and facilitating priority reforms of the government. This fourth installment will bring total budget support from the Bank to over $85 million since 2004.

The Bank helps the Armenian Government

Armenia and Azerbaijan have failed to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, even though the framework for a fair settlement has been on the table since 2005. A comprehensive peace agreement before presidential elections in both countries in 2008 is now unlikely but the two sides still can and should agree before the polls to a document on basic principles, which if necessary clearly indicates the points that are still in dispute. Without at least such an agreement and while they engage in a dangerous arms race and belligerent rhetoric,

GA/SHC/3904

Sixty-second General Assembly
Third Committee
41st & 42nd Meetings (AM & PM)

Red Cross Cautions against Preferential Treatment For Displaced People over Other Categories of Victims

As the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today concluded its review of the right of peoples to self-determination, this afternoon, acting without a vote, it approved a draft resolution, as orally amended, that would have the General Assembly designate an international year for human rights learning, commencing 10 December 2008.

Yerevan, 05.11.2007 - Six years ago, Armenia decided to build its European future on the basis of a commitment to common values and principles, and through the promotion of dialogue and co-operation, restoring mutual trust and confidence in a common future for the country and for the South Caucasus region.

The Council of Europe has been and will continue to accompany Armenia in the consolidation of democracy. The active

On joining the Council of Europe, Armenia,

Overview of the 2007 Programme of Work

As the end of 2007 nears, the number of people the World Food Programme is seeking to support has risen to 83 million. The amount of food assistance required to assist these people is valued at US$3.4 billion. Considering resources mobilized thus far in 2007, the current level of funding falls short by some US$653 million.

Additional resources amounting to approximately US$800 million are required before the end of 2007 to ensure uninterrupted

Taking the floor first, Vartan Oskanian, the Foreign Minister of Armenia, noted that the Assembly's agenda includes an item on protracted conflicts. "Putting all these conflicts in one pot is inherently flawed. Our own conflict, Nagorno-Karabakh, does not belong there. The UN is not the place to address [it] because that issue is being