Armenia`s human rights defender, U.S. coordinator get acquainted wit  problems in Armenia`s Syunik 

ArmInfo.  Ombudsman of Armenia Anahit Manasyan and UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Francois Jacob got acquainted with the problems in Syunik region.

As reported by the press service of the Ombudsman of Armenia, during  the visit, the human rights defender and the UN Resident Coordinator  visited the Meghri community, where they discussed with the head of  the community Khachatur Andreasyan the existing problems in terms of  human rights violations, and also touched upon socio-economic issues.

The head of the community noted that residents of the settlements  also face problems related to access to drinking and irrigation  water, medical care and services.

The interlocutors raised the issue of the rights of residents of  border settlements of the region and the need for cooperation with  international organizations in the field of human rights protection.

As part of the visit to Meghri, a meeting was also held with  representatives and beneficiaries of the network of women's resource  centers "Winnet Armenia". During the meeting, the parties discussed  issues related to the protection and promotion of women's rights, the  rights of children with disabilities, parents caring for them,  guarantees of access to medical services and other issues. In  addition, the human rights activist and the UN Resident Coordinator  in Armenia visited the settlements of Alvank and Shvanidzor, where  they held meetings with the teaching staff and students. During the  meeting, issues related to human rights that require priority  solutions were discussed, in particular, those related to access to  water, medical care, the right to education, employment and other  issues.