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Armenian Education Minister applies to UNESCO Director-General requesting to condemn Azerbaijani attacks

armenpress.am09/20th/2022, 9:24

Armenian Education Minister applies to UNESCO Director-General requesting to condemn Azerbaijani attacks

Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Vahram Dumanyan sent an official letter to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, presenting the large-scale military aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan against Armenia’s sovereign territory on September 13, 2022, as well as the consequences of that aggression.

In the letter the minister said that not only the military positions, but also the civilian infrastructure were targeted by the Azerbaijani armed forces. In particular, according to the data collected by the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, at least 7600 people were evacuated from Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik provinces. Most of the evacuees are women, children and elderly, including also persons with disabilities.

The letter also said that as a result of the Azerbaijani military aggression, the study process in general educational and pre-school facilities has been stopped for security purposes. As a result, 24,873 students studying at 172 schools and 5808 children of 69 pre-schools in Syunik, Gegharkunik and Vayots Dzor provinces were deprived of the right to education and prosperous future. The activity of other educational facilities, colleges and universities in these provinces is also under danger....

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