“The modern civilization faces a choice: either transition to sustainable development or self-destruction. Necessary condition of transition to sustainable development is the transformation of the homo sapiens into the homo sapiens and homo moral”, Chairperson Professor Karine Danielyan. Association For Sustainable Human Development / UNEP National Committee of Republic of Armenia was founded on January 30, 1996 and has nine branches in different regions of Armenia. Mission of Association is: to advocate and spread in Armenia the main ideas, principles and values of sustainable development principles, to promote and assist the creation and action of a National Council on Sustainable Development, elaboration and implementation of the SD Concept of Armenia, to elucidate the world experience, as well as the activities of UN structures in the sphere of SD, making an emphasis on proceedings of World Summits on Sustainable Development (Rio-1992, Johannesburg -2002, Rio+20 – 2012) and other subsequent UN conferences and CSD, The NCSD, leaded by Prime-minister was established in 2002. In 2010 the functions of NCSD Secretariat were entrusted to the Association. The President of the Association was recognised as the Secretary of the NCSD. Since 2001 Association has the Status of UNEP National Committee, since 2004 — the Status of NGO associated with UN DPI, since 2005 Association is accredited to UNEP Governing Council, since 2006 has the Consultative status to ECOSOC (UN Economical and Social Council). Association curried out 41 projects and elaborated and published 34 books and journals on Environment and Sustainable Development issues.

Association for Sustainable Human Development was founded on January 30, 1996. Our mission is to spread the main ideas, principles and values system of Sustainable Human Development Concept, world experience as well as the activities of UN structures in this sphere, to assist in elaboration and putting into practice the Concept and Program of Sustainable Development of Armenia.