On October 19, 2020, despite the challenges caused by the global pandemic and the heartbreaking military aggression in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the first event of Aurora’s “Gratitude in Action” anniversary series took place in New York City, honoring the Aurora Prize Laureates and Humanitarians and the Initiative’s 5th anniversary. 
 

Ruben Vardanyan, Co-Founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, shared a powerful message at the “Gratitude in Action” event:

“I’m a strong believer that Aurora's main message about this Gratitude in Action and what we’re doing is all about one thing – let’s not create war, after which we’ll need to create a new Aurora, because it’s better to stop the war in the beginning. I wish all of us to stay together, because only together good people who believe in human values can really stop this. Together we are a big power. Thank you.”