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The UN Office in Armenia donated books to the UN Depository Library, located at the Yerevan State University Library (YSU) today, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the University and the 64th anniversary of the UN, UN Office says.

The main aim of establishment of the UN Depositories is to provide the public with information about the UN, about what is going on in the world and the UN Member States.

The YSU UN Depository Library is the first UN Depository in Armenia. It holds five thousand books, journals, posters and other UN materials. They are mainly in English, Russian and Armenian languages. The stock is continuously being updated by the UN Headquarters and the UN Department of Public Information Office in Yerevan.

Maria Dotsenko, UN DPI Representative in Armenia said: “The UN pays great attention to young people in Armenia. The University is a perfect location for our library and we are pleased that it serves you well. We are glad to donate to your library additional UN materials. I am sure that the students will have now even better opportunity to learn more about the work of the UN in general and about our achievements in Armenia.”

“Our cooperation with the UN Armenia Office is very productive. Today’s UN Day is special for us, as part of the UN Reference Library collection is being donated to our library. We are sure it will serve as an additional stimulus to raise the awareness of UN among our students. We hope to continue our cooperation with the UN Armenia Office”, said Mr. Ashot Alexanyan, the Director of the Yerevan State University Library.

Students, University lectors and experts took part at the event and watched the UN publications’ exhibition at the YSU UN Depository Reading Room.

The Yerevan State University Library holds one of two UN Depositories in Armenia. It was established in 1995 and the second UN Depository was established in Armenian National Library in 1997. Both UN libraries were established with the help of the UN Department of Public Information Office in Yerevan.