#F.FT 8T T#F.FT.&$T.< 02 4F.2T&.2FFT@$ 6J2N2F !"#T$%&'&(#!)T*+T",!T-!T.%*))T -!T.%!)'!"T/"!%"&*#T0*1! !" -E ?E5I/5I1 =>0?@/AB 1#5)-1#5I/5I1 /0?-A/?E/AB 75M5I/5I1 @J>A-?E/AB 1#5I/5I1 /@LJ$J@[email protected] #-A5E5I/5I1 NOE>@A?-BTPJ-N/.J #5I/5I1 >@/AB %-1 %1E5I/5I1 >@/NJ-P?E/AB & 1% % 3U $ G/GU ! 9U " 'AC Armenian Red Cross Society, as an auxiliary organization to the Q ?I ?C A Government in the humanitarian sphere, continues to fulfill its mission E" 5 # GU ?O in Armenia which is to reduce the vulnerability of the population AE CIC through mobilization of the power of humanity, to get prepared to I A I " ;EAECC 13U C-" cope with situations, which may cause vulnerability among the O + 3U I ;E-? population, as well as by assisting people made vulnerable by harsh ?" II C '5E Q B AEC socio-economic conditions. AIEEEA#; EC+IJU During the 2014 year we have continued our activities in the U C IO O 5 O /GU following main directions: Social Support and Health Care, Disaster DF$2U$6J0HU # 'EK ++C AI Management, Population Movement, First Aid, Dissemination of Red =IK?+=;'"+E?C" E+5" ?= Q " $ G/GU Cross Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values, Tracing ! 9U A O K A O and Restoring Family Links, Youth and International Activities. ARCS E#" 7G737K/U K E ; C " activities and provided services contributed to the reduction of needs EA"= ' #IJUU and sustainable development of the beneficiaries and vulnerable #KEI##?;AE3U communities. ARCS has never stopped searching new ways to 5'?KI'O' AKI expand its operations and to respond to their problems, and these % 17K3U IJ E 9U =I ME GU #+ K U I efforts will be continuous. ) O '" K A ++ =O This annual report contains all the activities carried out during the 5J past year, gains and achievements. A E I E+ 3U E I EC For Armenian Red Cross Society the primary objective has been IO IC# += #" the issue of support and integration of 13 000 Syrian Armenians )? C-J & 1% % 3U $ G/GU ! 9U ' ?=' that fled to Armenia, the majority of whom became our I + @ - 'EKOC AE beneficiaries. E+MC# q U A' =I K E Our activities are based on a voluntary strength and 'I"I#A5'?)J humanitarian spirit. For our achievements and successes . # 'C# C K A CJ A EC IO /GU during this year we also owe to our volunteers, as great )?O K '=+ ' ;E O K job has been done on their involvement, training, as well as /GU C" I C" AI" ;A K raising awareness of the importance of volunteerism. CKC )I In 2014, for its activities ARCS was highly appreciated ++ #5EOECJ by the UN Armenian Mission and on the World Humanitarian U { E GU # ' # 'E Day was awarded as a “Humanitarian Hero”. IC .A '5' Q .E 'AE A +I -CC |.A Summarizing another year of our activities, we thank 'A}J those who trusted in us, to our partner organizations and MMC/GU #KA/%UE"5' individuals, donors and volunteers. The humanitarian spirit of O 'E CAE'+" 'E ' #I+ our friends enables us to look ahead confidently, to develop 2014 REPORT ANNUAL ; 7KU 'E" 7KU our capabilities and mobilize resources for the benefit of CJ U . A vulnerable groups. 'C EA CAE' ?= " I /GU +K?AA'UU;AEI JU Humanity is the power around which we all must unite .A 13U"7GU5=;ECOCC to improve the life conditions and to provide sustainable A Q O I+ I O C K development to the people in need. I;'C'J ..I ' Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan President + COE+ Anna Yeghiazaryan Secretary General гÛÏ³Ï³Ý Î³ñÙÇñ ˳ãÇ ÐÎÊÀ ϳ۳óÙ³Ý áõÕÇÝ Review of ARCS foundation ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ (ÐÎÊÀ) γñÙÇñ ʳãÝ Çñ Ù³ñ¹³ëÇñ³Ï³Ý The Humanitarian Mission of Red Cross in ÑÇÙݳ¹ñí»É ¿ 1920Ã. Ù³ñïÇ ³é³ù»ÉáõÃÛáõÝÁ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ ëÏë»É ¿ Armenia started in 1877, when field hospitals 19-ÇÝ êå³Ý¹³ñ³ï 1877Ã., »ñμ üÇÝÝ³Ï³Ý Î³ñÙÇñ ʳãÇ of the Finnish Red Cross were established in γÙë³ñ³Ï³ÝÇ ÏáÕÙÇó: ¹³ßï³ÛÇÝ ÑáëåÇï³ÉÝ»ñÁ ÑÇÙÝí»óÇÝ ¾ñÇí³Ý Erivan region, as well as in 1896, when Clara ݳѳݷáõÙ, ÇÝãå»ë ݳ¨ 1896Ã., »ñμ Barton, a volunteer of the American Red The Armenian Red Cross ²Ù»ñÇÏÛ³Ý Î³ñÙÇñ ʳãÇ Ï³Ù³íáñ Îɳñ³ Cross was assisting heavily suffering Society (ARCS) was founded ´³ñïáÝÁ û·ÝáõÃÛáõÝ óáõó³μ»ñ»ó úëÙ³ÝÛ³Ý Armenian population in Osmanian Turkey. on March 19, 1920 by ÂáõñùdzÛÇ ïÇñ³å»ïáõÃÛ³Ý ï³Ï ï³é³åáÕ Spandarat Kamsarakan. Ñ³Û μݳÏãáõÃÛ³ÝÁ: ÐÐ ä³éɳٻÝïÁ í³í»ñ³óñ»ó ÐÎÊÀ ϳÝáݳ¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ 1920 The Parliament of RA ratified the Statutes of ARCS ÐÎÊÀ ųٳݳϳíáñ ¹³¹³ñÇó Ñ»ïá í»ñëÏë»ó ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝÁ 1921 The activities of ARCS were resumed after temporary cancellation ÊáñÑñ¹³ÛÇÝ Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ ÄáÕÏáÙËáñÑÇ áñáßÙ³Ùμ ß³ñáõݳÏí»ó ÐÎÊÀ 1922 The activities of ARCS were resumed and its Statutes was re-approved ·áñÍáõÝ»áõÃÛáõÝÁ ¨ í»ñ³Ñ³ëï³ïí»ó ϳÝáݳ¹ñáõÃÛáõÝÁ by the Government of Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic ÐÎÊÀ ¹³ñÓ³í ÊêÐØ Î³ñÙÇñ ʳãÇ ¨ γñÙÇñ سÑÇÏÇ 1925 ARCS became a member of the Alliance of Red Cross and ÀÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ ¹³ßÇÝùÇ ³Ý¹³Ù Red Crescent Societies of USSR ÐÎÊÀ 14-ñ¹ ѳٳ·áõÙ³ñáõÙ ÐÎÊÀ Ñéã³Ïí»ó áñå»ë ÐÐ ·áñÍáÕ 1992 ARCS was declared as the only National Society in the country during γñÙÇñ ʳãÇ ÙÇ³Ï ³½·³ÛÇÝ ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ the 14th session of General Assembly of ARCS ÐÐ-áõÙ μ³óí»ó ÐÎÊÀ §¶ñ³ódz¦ ÙÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ í»ñ³Ï³Ý·ÝáÕ³Ï³Ý Ï»ÝïñáÝÁ 1992 “Gratsia” International Rehabilitation Center of ARCS was established in RA ÐÐ Ùdzó³í 1949Ã. ÄÝ¨Ç 4 ÎáÝí»ÝódzݻñÇÝ ¨ ¹ñ³ 1977Ã. ³é³çÇÝ ¨ »ñÏñáñ¹ 1993 RA ratified the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its first and second Èñ³óáõóÇã ³ñӳݳ·ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇÝ Additional Protocols of 1977 ÐÎÊÀ ׳ݳãí»ó ÐРݳ˳·³ÑÇ Ññ³Ù³Ý³·ñáí 1993 ARCS was recognized by the RA President’s statement ÐÎÊÀ ׳ݳãí»ó γñÙÇñ ʳãÇ ØÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ÏáÙÇï»Ç ÏáÕÙÇó áñå»ë 1995 ARCS was recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross 166-ñ¹ ³½·³ÛÇÝ ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝ and the 166th National Society ÐÎÊÀ ¹³ñÓ³í γñÙÇñ ʳãÇ ¨ γñÙÇñ سÑÇÏÇ ÀÝÏ»ñáõÃÛáõÝÝ»ñÇ 1995 ARCS was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as its full member DF$2U$6J0HU ØÇç³½·³ÛÇÝ ý»¹»ñ³ódzÛÇ ³Ý¹³Ù êáÉý»ñÇÝá Ý³Ñ³Ý·Ç Î³ñÙÇñ ˳ãÇ Ã³Ý·³ñ³ÝáõÙ ï»Õ³¹ñí»ó ÐÎÊÀ Ñáõß³ù³ñÁ 1997 ARCS memorial plate was placed in the Red Cross Museum of Solferino Äݨáõ٠ϳ۳ó³Í ÎÊ/ÎØ Øü 13-ñ¹ гٳ·áõÙ³ñáõÙ ÐÎÊÀ-Ý »ñÏáõ ï³ñÇ Å³ÙÏ»ïáí 2001 ARCS was elected as member of Organizational Development ÁÝïñí»ó ÎÊ/ÎØ Øü γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý Ñ³ÝÓݳÅáÕáíÇ ³Ý¹³Ù Commission by the 13th session of IFRC General Assembly ÐÐ ²½·³ÛÇÝ ÄáÕáíÝ ÁݹáõÝ»ó §Î³ñÙÇñ ˳ãÇ ¨ γñÙÇñ Ù³ÑÇÏÇ ËáñÑñ¹³Ýß³ÝÝ»ñÇ 2002 The National Assembly of RA adopted law on the use and protection of ·áñͳÍáõÃÛ³Ý ¨ å³ßïå³ÝáõÃÛ³Ý Ù³ëÇݦ ÐÐ ûñ»ÝùÁ Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems Äݨáõ٠ϳ۳ó³Í ÎÊ/ÎØ Øü 14-ñ¹ ѳٳ·áõÙ³ñáõÙ ÐÎÊÀ-Ý í»ñÁÝïñí»ó 2003 ARCS was re-elected as a member of Organizational Development ÎÊ/ÎØ Øü γ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÛ³Ý ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý Ñ³ÝÓݳÅáÕáíÇ ³Ý¹³Ù Commission by the 14th session of IFRC General Assembly in Geneva ê»áõÉáõ٠ϳ۳ó³Í ÎÊ/ÎØ Øü гٳ·áõÙ³ñáõÙ ÐÎÊÀ ºñÇï³ë³ñ¹³Ï³Ý μ³ÅÇÝÝ 2005 ARCS Youth Department was elected as a member of Youth ÁÝïñí»ó ºñÇï³ë³ñ¹³Ï³Ý ѳÝÓݳÅáÕáíÇ ³Ý¹³Ù Commission during the session of IFRC General Assembly in Seoul ²íëïñdzÛáõ٠ϳ۳ó³Í ºíñáå³Ï³Ý ѳٳ·áñͳÏóáõÃÛ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ÅáÕáíÇ Å³Ù³Ý³Ï 2005 ARCS Youth Department was elected as a member of Coordination ÐÎÊÀ ºñÇï³ë³ñ¹³Ï³Ý μ³ÅÇÝÝ ÁÝïñí»ó áñå»ë Ïááñ¹ÇݳóÙ³Ý ÏáÙÇï»Ç ³Ý¹³Ù Committee by European Coordination Committee in Austria ²Ã»Ýùáõ٠ϳ۳ó³Í ѳݹÇåÙ³Ý Å³Ù³Ý³Ï ÐÎÊÀ ²Õ»ïÝ»ñÇ Ï³é³í³ñÙ³Ý μ³ÅÇÝÝ 2006 ARCS Disaster Management and Population Movement Department was Áݹ·ñÏí»ó ºíñáå³Ï³Ý ÎØ ¨ ÎØ ²À-Ý»ñÇ ëáódzÉ-Ñá·»μ³Ý³Ï³Ý included as a member in European RC/RC NSs Network for ³ç³ÏóáõÃÛ³Ý ó³ÝóáõÙ Psychological Support during the meeting in Athens ÐÐ Ùdzó³í ÄÝ¨Ç ÏáÝí»ÝódzݻñÇ 2005Ã. 3-ñ¹ Éñ³óáõóÇã ³ñӳݳ·ñáõÃÛ³ÝÁ: 2011 RA ratified the third Protocol to Geneva Conventions of 2005 %#T>N6J06J2T ?-.PT0&))&* CI IB A To reduce vulnerability of the population through mobilization of the power of human- I " ;EAEC 13U C-" ity, to be prepared to cope with situations, which may cause vulnerability among the O + 3U I ;E-? ?" II population, to provide essential support by assisting people made vulnerable by '5EQ BAECAIEEEA#; harsh socioeconomic conditions.