The International Center for Human Development (ICHD) ( hy, Մարդկային զարգացման միջազգային կենտրոն) is a

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

and

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

. It was established in March 2000 and is headquartered in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

History and mission

The ICHD undertakes various projects and activities in the areas of regional integration and peacebuilding;

civil society Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.good governance Good governance is the process of measuring how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources and guarantee the realization of human rights in a manner essentially free of abuse and corruption and with due regard for th ...

and transparency; economic development; local governance, migration, primary health care; and culture. The ICHD also supports the European integration of Armenia and seeks to accelerate Armenia’s integration with the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...

. The ICHD supports the goals and initiatives of the

Eastern Partnership The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint initiative of the European External Action Service of the European Union (EU) together with the EU, its member states, and six Eastern European partners governing the EU's relationship with the post-Sovi ...

. The ICHD maintains a partnership agreement with the Armenian Atlantic Association. Both structures support the strengthening of relations between

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

and Armenia. Since 2007, the ICHD is a member of th
PASOS
network of independent think-tanks in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Global Think Tank Index ranked ICHD among the 25 top think tanks in

Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, whic ...

in 2008 and among the top 30 in Central and Eastern Europe in 2009.

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History and mission

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