Syrian Armenian children attend a school that teaches Western Armenian
UNITED NATIONS—The United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees welcomed Armenia’s very receptive approach toward persons displaced from the Syrian conflict, especially by the Armenian government’s and the population.
According to sources in the Armenian government, since the start of the conflict in Syria, Armenia has welcomed over 22,000 people primarily of Armenian background. While some of them have moved on to other countries, serving as migrant workers in the Golf states, having made use of resettlement opportunities or united with family members elsewhere the UNHCR estimates that about 15,000 displaced continue to stay and UNHCR notes with appreciation the significant progress many families where able to make towards achieving self-reliance and integration into the Armenian society.
“The highly developed service culture, diligence and quality of work of the displaced businessmen and workers has brought ‘fresh wind’ to the Armenian economy and society and contributes to their developmentâ€
