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President Setrakian’s Remarks Delivered at the 91st General Assembly

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...

A Look Back at 2020: Message from AGBU President Berge Setrakian

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. A century after the 1918 Spanish Flu, the world has lost nearly two million souls to the Covid-19...

AGBU Statement on Transition Government

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...

A Call for Unity and Resilience

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...

An Open Letter to the Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres

October 27, 2020 His Excellency António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Secretary General of the United Nations Dear Secretary General, As NGOs with consultative status at the United Nations, we write to you during the fifth week of conflict...

An Open Letter to the New York Times from the Armenian General Benevolent Union

“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...

Official Statement: Azerbaijan Offensive Against the Republic of Artsakh

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. Our brave military is responding...

AGBU Brief Statement: Explosion in Lebanon

AGBU is monitoring the events unfolding in Beirut very closely and thanks those who are reaching out in concern for our community. We can confirm that there have been some injuries sustained to members of our community and the vast majority of...

AGBU Central Board Statement on the Violation of Ceasefire by Azerbaijani Armed Forces

AGBU is following with concern recent reports of a blatant violation of a ceasefire by the Azerbaijani armed forces in the direction of the Tavush region in Armenia. With our worldwide membership and global network, AGBU stands behind the government...

AGBU Stands Behind Peaceful Calls for Racial Justice and Equality

AGBU Stands Behind Peaceful Calls for Racial Justice and Equality. As Armenians, we know too well the repercussions of systemic devaluation of human rights. Our existence is shaped by survival through injustice. While mass protests in cities across...

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