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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, April 10, 2014
CONTINUING OUR SUPPORT TO THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY CAUGHT IN SYRIAN CRISIS
The latest turn of events in Syria¹s ravaging war has focused on the
largely-Armenian city of Kessab. With Islamist fighters pouring in
across the Syria-Turkey border, Kessab¹s Armenian population has been
forced to flee like deportees to the neighboring city of Latakia.
Armenian organizations have been raising awareness about the dire
situation in Kessab, mobilizing Armenians around the world through an
overwhelming show of solidarity.
The war in Syria is now well into its fourth year and this inhumane tug
of war has claimed more than 140,000 lives. While the international
community has been closely following the course of events, no diplomatic
solution is in sight, and the massive humanitarian crisis across the
region is stretching thin the capabilities of the United Nations relief
operations, not to mention the limited resources of various Armenian
organizations helping the Syrian Armenian community caught in the crisis.
But for the Armenians across Syria - and especially for the Armenian
population of Kessab - the issue transcends its humanitarian
implications. For Armenians, this is the loss of a historically
significant ancestral territory where they have lived for centuries.
Here Armenians have been rooted in the land, which is their rightful
property and has been the source of their livelihood for generations.
For the more than 700 families forced out of Kessab, the implications
will be catastrophic and irreversible if not addressed promptly.
>From the very start, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has
been committed to the relief efforts in Syria and continues to follow the
course of events daily. We have mobilized volunteers, distributed
medical supplies, and material resources, raising over $1.7 million.
Together, with all other Armenian organizations in the diaspora, as well
as the government of the Republic of Armenia, we will pursue relief and
resolution across humanitarian and diplomatic channels.
For Kessab, especially, we will push for an international diplomatic
effort that restores and protects the demilitarized status of the region,
allowing for the return of displaced Armenian families to their homes and
land immediately. We restate our unwavering support and hope the broader
AGBU family will do the same. We owe our brothers and sisters in Kessab
and Syria nothing less.
To learn more about AGBU¹s humanitarian work for Syrian Armenians, visit:
http://agbu.org/syriahumanitarianrelief/.
To contribute to the relief effort, visit:
https://donate.agbu.org/agbu-urgent-appeal.
To make a pledge by phone, please call +1-855-AID-AGBU (243-2428) from
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm (EST).
You can also send checks to:
AGBU Humanitarian Emergency Relief Fund, 55 East 59th Street, New York,
NY 10022.
Please indicate ³Emergency Humanitarian Fund² in memo line.
For wire transfer instructions, please email [email protected]
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
www.agbu.org.
From: Baghdasarian
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Monday, April 10, 2014
CONTINUING OUR SUPPORT TO THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY CAUGHT IN SYRIAN CRISIS
The latest turn of events in Syria¹s ravaging war has focused on the
largely-Armenian city of Kessab. With Islamist fighters pouring in
across the Syria-Turkey border, Kessab¹s Armenian population has been
forced to flee like deportees to the neighboring city of Latakia.
Armenian organizations have been raising awareness about the dire
situation in Kessab, mobilizing Armenians around the world through an
overwhelming show of solidarity.
The war in Syria is now well into its fourth year and this inhumane tug
of war has claimed more than 140,000 lives. While the international
community has been closely following the course of events, no diplomatic
solution is in sight, and the massive humanitarian crisis across the
region is stretching thin the capabilities of the United Nations relief
operations, not to mention the limited resources of various Armenian
organizations helping the Syrian Armenian community caught in the crisis.
But for the Armenians across Syria - and especially for the Armenian
population of Kessab - the issue transcends its humanitarian
implications. For Armenians, this is the loss of a historically
significant ancestral territory where they have lived for centuries.
Here Armenians have been rooted in the land, which is their rightful
property and has been the source of their livelihood for generations.
For the more than 700 families forced out of Kessab, the implications
will be catastrophic and irreversible if not addressed promptly.
>From the very start, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) has
been committed to the relief efforts in Syria and continues to follow the
course of events daily. We have mobilized volunteers, distributed
medical supplies, and material resources, raising over $1.7 million.
Together, with all other Armenian organizations in the diaspora, as well
as the government of the Republic of Armenia, we will pursue relief and
resolution across humanitarian and diplomatic channels.
For Kessab, especially, we will push for an international diplomatic
effort that restores and protects the demilitarized status of the region,
allowing for the return of displaced Armenian families to their homes and
land immediately. We restate our unwavering support and hope the broader
AGBU family will do the same. We owe our brothers and sisters in Kessab
and Syria nothing less.
To learn more about AGBU¹s humanitarian work for Syrian Armenians, visit:
http://agbu.org/syriahumanitarianrelief/.
To contribute to the relief effort, visit:
https://donate.agbu.org/agbu-urgent-appeal.
To make a pledge by phone, please call +1-855-AID-AGBU (243-2428) from
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm (EST).
You can also send checks to:
AGBU Humanitarian Emergency Relief Fund, 55 East 59th Street, New York,
NY 10022.
Please indicate ³Emergency Humanitarian Fund² in memo line.
For wire transfer instructions, please email [email protected]
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please visit
www.agbu.org.
From: Baghdasarian