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UNICEF in Armenia

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), is currently working in over 150 countries to help children survive. From childhood to adolescence, it supports the health and nutrition of individuals, water supply, basic education, and protection from violence and exploitation of children. UNICEF in Armenia has worked extensively with children in various programs such as "Every Child Needs a Family", "Going to School: Child, Youth, and Adult" and “HIV prevalence in children”.

The main objective of the campaign "Every child needs a family" is to gain public support. This can make children return to their birth families. These children live in special boarding schools and orphanages. In these places, they are cared by people in charge of them; they are fed and cared for their health. However, no one can replace the family home, so this is indispensable for children’s formation.

The project ”Going to School: Child, Youth, and Adult “ has made many people to approach education. Regardless of the physical or emotional situations, every young person, adult, or child can attend this program. This project has been of great importance for UNICEF; its statistics and quantitative results has been so positive that it has been deployed to other regions. For this reason, UNICEF has been implementing this program in other cultures.

According to a UNICEF study on the incidence of HIV / AIDS in Armenia, there are still many kids affected. Orphaned children and those with disabilities are more likely to get this disease. The mortality rate in children under 5 years fin 2009 was 22 children during the year. HIV incidence and poverty in Armenia abounds that many children do not go to school. Many parents fear for their children by sending them to school, so sometimes they are absent for many months. ( So, what is UNICEF doing in this situation?)

The United Nations Fund for Children is an organization dedicated to helping thousands of children around the world. In Armenia, UNICEF has done a lot of campaigns to help. These events have given very positive results for both education and health of the young. Armenia has been a model example for many countries experiencing these crises. UNICEF’s aid has been given to countries that really need it, to families living in great poverty to support them to succeed.