Սյունիքի մարզպետի աշխատակազմ

The meeting was attended by the Advisor to the Governor, Nvard Harutyunyan, and other representatives of the Governor’s Office, as well as community authorities across the region responsible for emergency preparedness, disaster risk management, and related community functions.

The discussion focused on the new ECHO-funded UNHCR Armenia project, as well as the roles and activities of its implementing partners, the Armenian Red Cross Society, People in Need, and HEKS/EPER, whose representatives were present at the meeting.

The purpose of the working discussion was to brief on the results of the previous phase of the project, jointly present the objectives of Phase II, and outline the upcoming work plan to regional and local authorities. The initiative is not new to the region: the project was previously implemented in three communities of Syunik and will now be expanded to cover all communities in the province. Given the effectiveness of the previous phase and the critical importance of risk management, the project has been scaled up.

The meeting participants also discussed the details and key tasks of the project. The discussion covered the envisaged community-based activities, including promoting the active engagement of community response and volunteer groups, refining early warning and public awareness mechanisms, as well as implementing activities aligned with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plans.

Participants put forward a number of recommendations, and all parties emphasized the importance of close cooperation, effective coordination of the planned activities, and their successful implementation at the local level.