ArmInfo. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has published a final analytical review of the negotiations at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

ArmInfo. November in Armenia will be cold. Gagik Surenyan, Deputy Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the RA Ministry of Environment, announced this in a video message on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. On October 31, temperatures in the Lori, Tavush, and Syunik regions will increase by 5-7 degrees, and in other regions by 2-4 degrees. This was reported by the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo. The Artsakh Ombudsman's Office called on UNESCO to take concrete action to protect the historical and cultural values of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, at its October 28 session, ratified the protocol amending the agreement on the procedure for investigating industrial accidents that occur to workers while they are outside their country of residence.

ArmInfo. The Artsakh Culture and Tourism Development Agency called on UNESCO to take effective steps to prevent the further destruction of Armenian heritage in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

ArmInfo.Within the framework of the AI4Biodiversity initiative, a panel discussion titled ''AI4Biodiversity: Can Artificial Intelligence Become A Game Changer For Implementing The Global Biodiversity Framework?'' was held in the COP17 Green Zone, bringing together representatives from the scientific, technological, youth, and private sector communities.

ArmInfo. COP17 President and Armenian Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan met with Japanese Minister of Environment Hiromi Mitsubayashi.

ArmInfo. The fifth meeting of the Armenia-EU Joint Working Group, co-chaired by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and the European Commission's Director-General for Enlargement and Enlargement Negotiations, Gert Jan Koopman, took place in Yerevan as part of the high-level political dialogue.

ArmInfo. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Assistance Programs Shawna Wilson visited Armenia to advance Armenian-American cooperation in border security, customs modernization and regional integration, including within the framework of the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP) project.

ArmInfo. Amendments to the law "On the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence and the Protection of Persons Subjected to Domestic and Family Violence" and a package of related documents are being considered in Armenia. The discussion of the draft in the National Assembly was postponed in October 2026 for up to two months for revision. The authors of the submitted document were MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party, Zaruhi Batoyan, Tsovinar Vardanyan, and Sona Ghazaryan.

ArmInfo. Temperatures in Armenia will remain unchanged over the next five days, according to the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the RA Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo. On the sidelines of COP17, Armenian Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan met with Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife Evelyn Ndlovu.

ArmInfo. Rain and thunderstorms are expected in Armenia from October 20th to 25th.

ArmInfo. Against the backdrop of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) being held in Yerevan, Artsakh residents handed over letters to the embassies of three European countries, calling for the issue of forced displacement of the Artsakh population, the preservation of its cultural heritage, and the protection of the natural environment to be raised. The letters were handed over to the Swiss, Italian, and British embassies in the country.

ArmInfo. An international discussion on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on biodiversity was held in Yerevan. The discussion was initiated by the Russian foundation "Nature and People" as part of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

ArmInfo. In a report submitted to the Armenian side, the UN-sponsored Committee characterizes torture of Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku not so much as a systematic phenomenon, but rather as an endemic process. Siranush Sahakyan, a lawyer representing Armenian prisoners of war at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), announced this at a press conference in Yerevan on October 16.

ArmInfo. The National Democratic Pole (NDP) Council condemned the launch of the Amulsar mine in the Vayots Dzor region of the country, calling this move fraught with grave consequences for Armenia's environmental, economic, and national security.

ArmInfo. "National Operator of Electronic Healthcare" is the operator managing the Armed electronic health care system and the NGO "Association of Biomedical Equipment Specialists" signed a memorandum of understanding.

ArmInfo. Head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction Narek Karapetyan, faction secretary Tigran Abrahamyan, and MP Vaghinak Vardanov discussed the process of unblocking regional infrastructure at a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to the Republic Khalil Shirgolami.