YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. For Stable Human Development Armenian Association has been given a special consultation status of UN Economic and Social Council. As Valery Tkachuk, representative of UN Public Information Department in Armenia, said at the September 28 press conference, Economic and Social Council is the central body that coordinates economic and social activity of all UN structures. In his words, the Association is the first NGO to receive such a high status. Karine Danielian, Chairwoman of For Stable Human Development Armenian Association, said that henceforth the Association has the right to be present at the sittings of the Economic and Social Council and to spread its written opinion among official delegates. She mentioned that the Association has been functioning in Armenia for more than 10 years. In K.Danielian's words, in this period the Association implemented about 20 projects on nature protection and stable development problems, published many books, booklets, magazines, organized seminars, conferences and exhibitions, organized tree-planting and improvement activities. Besides, a social protest action was organized against anti-ecological actions, as well as efficient work was done in the educational sphere for the purpose of stable development.

---