Armenia: Analysis of Gaps in the Protection of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
In July 2007, UNHCR introduced the Strengthening Protection Capacity Project-South Caucasus (SPCP-SC) with financial contribution from the European Commission in three countries of the Southern Caucasus region: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. SPCP-SC is coordinated by UNHCR’s Representation in Georgia.
The Gap Analysis Report is part of the SPCP project and was elaborated by UNHCR Armenia in close cooperation with the Armenian State Migration agency.
This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein do not reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
UN Peace Mandate - Reference Paper No. 1
The present Reference Paper gives brief information on one of the primary objectives of the United Nations Organization since its establishment, which is preserving peace and providing global and regional security. All the other functions and objectives of the UN activities basically derive from this primary function of peace maintenance and constitute the components of the wider notion of security.
The UN Peace Mandate includes such activities as disarmament, actions against terrorism, nonproliferation of the nuclear weapons and other non-conventional weapons of mass destruction as well as the limitation of the use of the conventional weapons and landmines in particular. It touches upon the security in its narrower sense i.e. prevention of conflicts and peace maintenance, which concentrates on three main concepts: peacemaking, peacekeeping and Peacebuilding.
The Reference Paper is dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping officially celebrated on 29 May 2008 - on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
It is compiled and prepared for publication by DPI intern Artak Galyan.
