Human rights

UNDP supports the Government of Armenia in advancing human rights agenda and provides technical assistance in implementation of the conditions, prescribed by the Human Rights Budget Support Programme of the European Union. The technical assistance includes capacity building, legislative initiatives and enforcement mechanisms to advance human rights protection for Armenian citizens, with the particular focus on monitoring and evaluation of the Human Rights Action Plan, protection from torture and ill-treatment and anti-discrimination.

Support to Electoral Processes

The UNDP has been supporting the Government of Armenia in improvement of the electoral processes in line with the Government’s commitment to organize credible and inclusive elections since 2016. In an unprecedentedly compressed time frame of eight weeks, UNDP managed to provide electoral support for pre-term parliamentary elections, with financial support from the European Union, Governments of Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan and Armenia. The technical measures delivered by UNDP ensured efficient and transparent voter authentication process, voter education and helped boost the capacity of electoral management body. In a post-electoral period, UNDP in Armenia will continue to assist capacity building of electoral management bodies, focusing on institutional strengthening and long-term strategic planning.