RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan welcomes AGBU President Berge Setrakian.
RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan welcomes AGBU President Berge Setrakian.
April 20, 2022 | Press Release

AGBU Leaders Meet with New Armenian President Vahagn Khatchaturyan

On April 15, Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) President Berge Setrakian and AGBU Armenia President Vasken Yacoubian visited the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan to discuss the organization’s ongoing initiatives and...
(L to R) Sarah Hermez, Sarine Karajerjian, Moderator Camilio Azzouz, and Hagop Djeghelian discuss the Survival of the Armenian Identity.
(L to R) Sarah Hermez, Sarine Karajerjian, Moderator Camilio Azzouz, and Hagop Djeghelian discuss the Survival of the Armenian Identity.
April 04, 2022 | Press Release

AGBU Hosts First Regional Conference for 2022 in Beirut, Lebanon

From March 17-19, 2022, 70 delegates from Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Switzerland, UK, and the US gathered in Beirut to participate in an intensive three-day conference including multiple panel discussions,...
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March 17, 2022 | Press Release

AGBU Observes International Women’s Day with Insightful Webinars from Lebanon and Canada

To coincide with International Women’s Day 2022, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) of Lebanon and Canada organized virtual discussions featuring experts on women’s issues and the critical factors that stand in the way of gender equality...
Berge Setrakian at Yerablur Martyrs Pantheon paying his respects with Armenian flags surrounding him.
Berge Setrakian at Yerablur Martyrs Pantheon paying his respects with Armenian flags surrounding him.
February 22, 2022 | Press Release

AGBU Central Board Congratulates Berge Setrakian on 20 Years of Visionary Leadership

February 22, 2022 marks a milestone anniversary for AGBU and its esteemed leader Berge Setrakian, who assumed the presidency of the world’s largest Armenian non-profit 20 years ago. 
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February 01, 2022 | Press Release

AGBU Brings an Armenian Dimension to STEAM Education With Launch of Innovation Studios

As STEAM education—a method of knowledge exploration that guides student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking using the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics—is changing the landscape of learning, AGBU recently...
Faces of Creative Armenia fellows in pink with an artistic composition; Text read, "Creative Armenia Fellows 2022"
Faces of Creative Armenia fellows in pink with an artistic composition; Text read, "Creative Armenia Fellows 2022"
January 18, 2022 | Press Release

Welcome the 2022 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellows

10 leading filmmakers, musicians, writers, and artists selected to receive year-long strategic support, including funding, mentorship, and industry connections to bring Armenian culture to the global stage
Creative Armenia and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) are thrilled to expand on their long-standing partnership and announce that ten cutting-edge creators have been selected as 2022 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellows. Now...
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian
Vatche and Tamar Manoukian
December 21, 2021 | Press Release

AGBU Receives One Million Dollar Year-End Gift from Vatche and Tamar Manoukian

In line with their continued support of the organization’s mission, Chair of AGBU Council of Trustees Vatche Manoukian and his wife Tamar Manoukian announced a year-end contribution of one million USD in support of the expansion...
December 9 2021 Event Banners
December 9 2021 Event Banners
December 15, 2021 | Press Release

AGBU Observes UN Genocide Prevention Day with Two International Webinars

In 2017, AGBU joined the global conversation about genocide prevention, each year organizing international panels on various themes related to the United Nations International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide and the...
Map of Armenia with Hye Geen centers identified by red pins
Map of Armenia with Hye Geen centers identified by red pins
December 01, 2021 | Press Release

Labor of Love

AGBU Hye Geen to extend its reach to Artsakh
More than a year later, there is still no escaping the devastating impact of the 2020 Artsakh War.
Artsakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan (center) with Andoni Lubaki (left), Karlos Zurutuza (third from right) and Jewan Abdi (second from right) of Ronak Press, Diran Guiliguian (second from left) and Levon Grigorian (right) of YP Madrid and the journalists from Armenia and Artsakh attending AGBU’s media training program.
Artsakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan (center) with Andoni Lubaki (left), Karlos Zurutuza (third from right) and Jewan Abdi (second from right) of Ronak Press, Diran Guiliguian (second from left) and Levon Grigorian (right) of YP Madrid and the journalists from Armenia and Artsakh attending AGBU’s media training program.
December 01, 2021 | Press Release

Local News with Global Impact

AGBU provides professional media training to Armenian journalists 
Among the many hard lessons learned by the Armenians in the 2020 Artsakh War was their inability to mount a cohesive and compelling counterforce to the rampant false narratives disseminated in the international media by Azerbaijan and Turkey. By all...