George Clooney paid tribute to the victims of the genocide in Armenia

Seda Ghulam Fatima, George Clooney, Hina Jilani

Yesterday George Clooney arrived in Yerevan with an important mission – today the actor will present the first international humanitarian award Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which will be awarded to people, saving the lives of others at great personal risk. But until the ceremony began, George Clooney managed to visit a few more places and events.

Today Hollywood actor together with the founder award and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, honored the memory of victims of genocide in Armenia in 1915 and laid flowers on the memorial, which is located in the capital of the country. And yesterday, Clooney visited UWC Dilijan College in Dilijan, where he talked with the disciples.

As for the humanitarian award by the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity to be handed to George, it was organized by three philanthropists of Armenian origin, whose ancestors survived the genocide of 1915. For the award, which this year will be awarded for the first time, claim Dr. Tom Catena of Mother of Mercy hospital, which is located in the Nuba mountains in the Sudan, Marguerite, Barankitse from the hospital REMA in Burundi, the Secretary-General of the group “the Pakistani front for the liberation from bonded labour” Seda Ghulam Fatima and Catholic priest Bernard-Kinvi from Bossembele.

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