The National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA launched a series of initiatives dedicated to the ultraviolet radiation (UV), its potential dangers and means of protection. These initiatives are specific in terms of the target group - children aged 0 to 14 years, given their ultimate vulnerability to UV radiation.

On 12-13 May, 2018 a preparatory meeting took place in the ‹‹SunChild›› Eco-club of Urtsadzor community within the framework of the ‹‹Enabling activities for HFC phase-down›› project.

On 9-10 April, 2018 the National Ozone Unit participated in awareness seminars held by the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA at Jon Kirakosyan basic school N 20 and  Grigor Zohrap high school N 97, attended by over 80 students.

On April 4 a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Nature Protection and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia over the implementation of “HCFC Phase-out project (Phase II) in Armenia” at the UN Conference Hall .

On March 3, 2018 Ms. Liana Ghahramanyan, the coordinator of the National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA, visited Aghavnadzor where the National Scout Movement of Armenia (NSMA) was holding an “A level” training for 28 young scouts. The comprehensive training programme covered various topics including “The Ozone Layer and Us” module, consisting of the following sections:

On December 22-23, 2017 the Wrap-up Meeting 2017 and the Stakeholder meeting in the framework of HCFC Phase-out project (Phase II) were held back to back in Tsaghkadzor by the National Ozone Unit under the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA

Joint 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (COP 11) and 29th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 29) took place in Montreal, on November 20-24.  

From November 6 to 14, 2017, the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA with the support of the National Ozone Unit has conducted demo-lessons in environmental education that were focused on the establishment of the "Young Naturalists "club, initiated by the Ministry.

The series of events dedicated to the International Ozone Day 2017 were held in various venues on 14-16 September, 2017. The first event was organized for 14 participants of the painting contest titled “The Role of the Ozone Layer in the Environment” which took place during the period of 25 March – 20 May 2017. UNIDO Country representative A. Simonyan and the National Ozone Unit team welcomed all the participants from Aregnazan school and Gasparyan Art Studio and their parents at the State Museum of Nature and presented the significance of the International Ozone Day, the importance of the ozone layer protection and other related issues.