“National UN Volunteers” program will be launched in Yerevan on July 1. National United Nations Volunteers Scheme aims to combine the skills and knowledge of local young professionals with the UN comparative advantage to development through a cost-effective contractual modality. This is a unique opportunity for local youth to work under the aegis of the UN thus turning into valuable agents of change. Two categories of UNV will be established — National UNV Specialists (persons above 25 years old with some work experience) and National UNV Community Exchange Workers (persons above 21 years old with secondary education and related technical skills). Selected Volunteers will be paid by institutions hosting them and will benefit from an international insurance scheme.
UN Resident Coordinator Consuelo Vidal, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Armen Grigoryan, representatives of Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, UNDP, UNHCR, Armenian Red Cross, Professionals from Civil Society and others took part in the event.
