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For 115 years, AGBU has consistently responded to the needs of Armenians across the globe, while serving the Armenian homeland through both painful and promising times.

Hirair Hovnanian, who passed away at age 91 on April 9, 2021, stands out as a groundbreaking visionary whose name is synonymous with business and building.

We are gathered here today under extraordinary circumstances. For the first time in our history, we are holding a General Assembly online. We are thankful for the technology which has kept us in touch with one another in recent times. We...

My compatriots, both in Armenia and around the world, we are ending a year that has been dramatically different from any other in living memory.

Our nation has faced extraordinary challenges over the past century. At each juncture, AGBU has worked to advance the national interest of the Armenian people and has historically been at the forefront on issues when the survival of our nation was...

Statement by the Armenian General Benevolent Union For 44 days our global nation has experienced a myriad of emotions – pride, excitement, fear, anger, frustration, sadness. We may be afraid of the future and questioning what lies ahead but this...

October 27, 2020 His Excellency António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Secretary General of the United Nations Dear Secretary General,

“Professor Samuel Train Dutton, Secretary of the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, made public yesterday a preliminary statement of the committee outlining the result of its investigation of the terrible conditions existing among the...

In the early morning hours of September 27 Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive against the Republic of Artsakh. Peaceful population and civilian objects in Stepanakert and other cities have been targeted.

AGBU is monitoring the events unfolding in Beirut very closely and thanks those who are reaching out in concern for our community.