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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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