Armenia notes the importance of improving the legislative framework for protecting children`s rights

ArmInfo. Chair of the RA National Assembly Committee on Labor and Welfare Nazeli Baghdasaryan, Deputy Chair of the Committee Mariam Poghosyan, and committee members Taron Chakhoyan, Natalya Sinoryan, and Araksya Vardanyan met with UNICEF Representative Hasan Khalili on November 10.

According to the NA press service, the meeting, which was also attended by UNICEF representatives, focused on reforms being implemented in the area of children's rights.

Nazeli Baghdasaryan emphasized the importance of cooperation with UNICEF. The Commission Chairperson expressed her commitment to improving the legislative framework for the protection of children's rights.

In the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, legislative harmonization processes, improving monitoring and accountability systems for the protection of children's rights, and raising awareness of the Convention's provisions were discussed. UNICEF programs to be implemented in the regions and among the academic community in the field of children's rights were presented.

UNICEF representatives also detailed the priorities of the five-year cooperation program with the Government of the Republic of Armenia for 2026-2030, as well as target areas for implementation.

Mechanisms for making cooperation with the National Assembly more institutional were discussed.

Views were also exchanged on numerous other issues related to this area and formats for further cooperation.