International emergency team set up in Armenia
21.08.2008,
01:23
The United Nations Country Team in Armenia established a Task Force chaired by UNHCR comprising UNICEF, UNDP, WFP and WHO to join efforts with the Government of Armenia to assess the population movement to Armenia as a consequence of the Georgia situation
YEREVAN, August 20. /ARKA/. The United Nations Country Team in Armenia established a Task Force chaired by UNHCR comprising UNICEF, UNDP, WFP and WHO to join efforts with the Government of Armenia to assess the population movement to Armenia as a consequence of the Georgia situation and prepare a contingency plan, UNHCR press office reports.
“The effort of the UN Country Team intends to complement the response capacity of the Government of Armenia to humanitarian assistance needs that may arise”, the press release says.
The press release points out that the Government of Armenia has a functioning system on the ground and border authorities have handled the mass flow of new arrivals efficiently.
New arrivals are predominantly Georgian citizens of Armenian ethnicity, among those, a large majority is women and children who fled to stay with extended family members and friends in Armenia, fearing a worsening security situation in Georgia.
Border entry figures for the first 10 days after the conflict in Georgia indicate that from 8 - 18 August 2008, a total of 10,730 foreigners entered into Armenia at Bagratashen, which is only one of the three main entry points into Armenia from Georgia.—0—
“The effort of the UN Country Team intends to complement the response capacity of the Government of Armenia to humanitarian assistance needs that may arise”, the press release says.
The press release points out that the Government of Armenia has a functioning system on the ground and border authorities have handled the mass flow of new arrivals efficiently.
New arrivals are predominantly Georgian citizens of Armenian ethnicity, among those, a large majority is women and children who fled to stay with extended family members and friends in Armenia, fearing a worsening security situation in Georgia.
Border entry figures for the first 10 days after the conflict in Georgia indicate that from 8 - 18 August 2008, a total of 10,730 foreigners entered into Armenia at Bagratashen, which is only one of the three main entry points into Armenia from Georgia.—0—
