STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 12, ARTSAKHPRESS. Thousands of children are deprived of the opportunity to attend educational institutions in Artsakh because of the lack of food resulting from the Azeri blockade, the Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said in a statement.
“One month of the blockade of Artsakh: thousands of children are deprived of the opportunity to attend educational institutions because of the lack of food as a result of the Azerbaijani aggressive behavior,” Stepanyan said.
He said that 41 kindergartens, 56 pre-school groups and 20 full-time educational institutions are closed.
The Lachin Corridor is blocked by Azerbaijan since 12 December 2022. The corridor is the only travel and supply route for the 120,000 Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). The blockade has caused a humanitarian crisis. Shortages of essential products such as food and medicine prompted Nagorno Karabakh authorities to introduce rationing. Hospitals are keeping planned surgeries on hold. 1,100 residents of Nagorno Karabakh, including 270 children who were in Armenia when the road was blocked are unable to return to their homes.
