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f. Economic, social and cultural rights<br />

Elaborating on the situation of women and children, CEDAW and CRC commented<br />

on their position in the labour market. CEDAW reported discrimination against women in the<br />

labour market, gender differences in wages, high unemployment and a large ratio of women<br />

working part time or doing low paid jobs. CRC recommended changes aimed at protecting the<br />

children from hard and dangerous work and setting a minimum age for work. Both<br />

Committees also commented on the problem of low level of healthcare, in particular among<br />

women and children. Moreover, CRC highlighted the risks associated with HIV/AIDS and<br />

drug abuse among minors. CEDAW urged Armenia to remove obstacles hindering women’s<br />

access to education and CRC expressed its concern about insufficient public funds for the<br />

educational system, which forced teachers to look for additional sources of income.<br />

g. Rights of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers<br />

Armenia has a large group (appr. 100,000 persons according to the UN estimates) of<br />

refugees, mainly of Armenian origin, who fled Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh<br />

conflict in 1988-1994. UNCT welcomed the provisions of the 2009 Refugees and Asylum-<br />

Seekers Law, but at the same time noted the lack of adequate shelters and housing for<br />

refugees and victims of the 1988 earthquake. According to UNCT, the Armenia’s ability to<br />

accept new refugees was very limited, which may be a problem given the unstable political<br />

situation in the region. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for internally<br />

displaced persons (IDP) positively evaluated the combined efforts of Armenian and<br />

Azerbaijani governments to solve the issue of IDPs.<br />

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