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The ICRC in Armenia
29-10-2010 Overview
In Armenia, the ICRC focuses on the issue of missing persons and on detainees held for conflict-related or security reasons, or who are otherwise vulnerable. It provides support for health-related issues, particularly the control of tuberculosis in places of detention, and monitors the situation of communities along the international border with Azerbaijan.
The ICRC has been working in Armenia since 1992 in relation to the unresolved Nagorny Karabakh armed conflict. It monitors the situation of civilians through field visits to areas along the international border with Azerbaijan and, when necessary, discusses their concerns with the authorities.
The organization focuses on the issue of missing persons and the problems of people held in connection with the conflict as well as other vulnerable detainees. Families of missing people receive psychological and vocational support.
The delegation supports the authorities in efforts to halt the spread of tuberculosis in prisons, and in Nagorny Karabakh it gives support to primary health-care services.
ICRC delegates hold regular meetings with the authorities to discuss Armenia’s accession to and ratification of international humanitarian law treaties. The organization encourages the integration of IHL into the training of the armed and security forces and assists the education authorities in incorporating IHL into university and school curricula.
Cooperation between the Armenian Red Cross and the ICRC includes building the National Society’s capacities in tracing missing people, restoring family links, the dissemination of IHL, and first-aid training.
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