On 24 April 2020, the day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative held an online discussion to pay tribute to the memory of those who perished a century ago and to honor today’s heroes, including those who are currently fighting against the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. This was reported by Auroraprize.com:
Participating in the online discussion “Aurora: A Partner to the World,” moderated by the Executive Director of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Nicola Stanisch, were the co-founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Noubar Afeyan, Vartan Gregorian and Ruben Vardanyan, the Chairman of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee, Lord Ara Darzi, and the first laureate of the Aurora Prize, Marguerite Barankitse:
The Chairman of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee, Lord Ara Darzi, announced online the names of the 2020 Aurora Humanitarian awardees: Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman, Angelique Namaika, Sophie Beau and Klaus Vogel, and Sakina Yacoubi.
