Armenia Vocational Education and Training Project

 In support of the Armenia Vocational Education and Training (VET) Project, AGBU’s UN Special Interest Group will be hosting a benefit reception on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the Megerian Rug Gallery in New York City. Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres will be served with entertainment by DJ Ash Krikorian. The program will feature UN dignitaries and guest speaker Dr. Ian Bremmer.

Dr. Ian Bremmer is the Founder and President of Eurasia Group, a global political risk consulting firm that has worked with government leaders and multinational corporations throughout the world. Dr. Bremmer authored Wall Street’s first global political risk index, now the GPRI (Global Political Risk Index) – a joint venture with investment bank Citigroup. His research focuses on states in transition, global political risk, and US foreign policy. Dr. Bremmer’s books include the bestselling The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall and The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing. He is of Armenian and German descent.

For more details about the Vocational Education and Training Project, click on the AGBU-UN Projects link above.

UN Armenia and the Global Armenia Initiative

Recently, the UN in Armenia held a reception for the introduction of a new initiative TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals) as well as the launch of the UN “Global Armenia” website. The launch of the Global Armenia website (http://www.globalarmenia.am) provides opportunities for Diaspora Armenians to learn about and engage in UN-Armenia projects. Members of the AGBU Yerevan Office and the Central Board were on hand to recognize these initiatives.

For more information about this event and the initiatives of UN Armenia, click here.

Pictured above (left to right): AGBU Yerevan Office Director Ashot Ghazaryan, AGBU Central Board of Director Yervant Zorian, UN Armenia Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative Consuelo Vidal, AGBU Central Board of Director Vasken Yacoubian

News Updates

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