UNDP Country Office in Armenia was established in 1993. Since 2005, UNDP operates in Armenia based on the Country Programme Document for 2005-2009. The mandate of UNDP includes policy advice for people-centred development, advocacy, capacity building, institution building, coordination of external assistance, rehabilitation and direct support. The total volume of UNDP programmes in Armenia for 1993-2004 amounted to US$21 million, which included UNDP core resources and donor cost-sharing.

Service Line: Development planning, implementation and HIV/AIDS responses

Under this programme component, UNDP will help to strengthen multi-sector response to HIV/AIDS in Armenia. This outcome will be achieved through accomplishing specific outputs, such as follows: (1) Providing advisory and technical support to the coordinating mechanism of HIV/AIDS and advocating for the establishment of an HIV/AIDS prevention system within uniformed services. (2) Strengthening institutional capacity of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice and the Police of Armenia for an adequate national response to HIV/AIDS through prevention activities within the uniformed services. (3) Developing national strategies and policy recommendations based on situation and response analysis that addresses HIV/AIDS within national uniformed services with an emphasis on young recruits and demobilized personnel. (4) Raising awareness of HIV/AIDS and related issues among uniformed services employees, with an emphasis on young recruits. In addition, in partnership with World Vision International Armenian Branch and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, UNDP will support the Government of Armenia to rehabilitate the National Centre for AIDS Prevention, laboratories in Yerevan and five provinces and to provide drugs and commodities/equipment to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. In its work, UNDP Armenia will collaborate with key national agencies, international organizations and NGOs working on HIV/AIDS- related issues in Armenia. More ...