Parliamentary Centre

Published purpose

The project aims to improve levels of democracy and equality for the citizenry of Armenia, particularly for marginalized communities, including diverse groups of women, youth and persons living with disabilities in Armenia. Project activities include: (1) adopting a Corporate Strategic Plan and corresponding annual Operational Plans for the National Assembly administration, to include specific commitments on gender equality and inclusion of youth and people with disabilities; (2) organizing parliamentary-civil society roundtables; (3) creating peer-to-peer knowledge exchanges between parliamentarians and parliamentary staff from Canada and Armenia; (4) supporting Armenia’s Office of the Human Rights Defender in formulating and promoting legislative amendments to advance the rights of people with disabilities; and (5) piloting a Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Internship Program.