vs. Depaitnientof Jteived By NSD/FARA ^s^miinM^Wmm 10:42 ... · OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires May 31, 2020 vs. Depaitnientof Jteived By NSD/FARA ^s^miinM^Wmm 10:42 PM Washington, DC

OMB No. 1124-0002; Expires May 31, 2020

vs. Depaitnientof Jteived By NSD/FARA s ^ m i i n M ^ W m m 10:42 PM Washington, DC 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of

1938, as amended

For Six Month Period Ending 31 j"!y.2Q17 (Insert date)

I - REGISTRANT

1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No.

Daniel J. Edelman 3634

(c) Business .Addressees) of Registrant

200E. Randolph Drive, Floor 62, Chicago, IL 60601

2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection with the following?

(a) I f an individual: (1) Residence address(es) Yes • No • (2) Citizenship Yes • No • (3) Occupation Yes • No •

(b) If an organization: (1) Name Yes • No 0

(2) Ownership or control Yes • No IEI (3) Branch offices Yes • No 0

(c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above.

IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3, 4, AND 5(a),

3. If you have previously filed. Exhibit C1, state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period-

Yes • No H

i f yes, have you filed ah amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes • No •

I f no, please attach the required amendment.

i "rHe "Exhibit (J, for which no printed form is provided, consists of a true copy of the charter, articles of incorporation, association, and by laws of a registrant that Is an organization. {A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C nmy be obtained for good cause upon wm General, National Security Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530.)

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Yes • No E

Ifyes, ftarishthe following information: Name Position Date Connection Ended

(b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials durmg this 6 month reporting period? Yes • No E

Ifyes, furnish.thc following information: Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed

5. (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in fuiêrahce of 'melnterests of any foreign principal? Yes • , No gj

Ifyes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered.

(b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who: rendered or wilirender services to the registrant directly in iurtherance of the interests of any foreign principal(s) in other man a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes E No •

Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed See Attachment A

(c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their employment or connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes • No SI If yes, furnish the following information: Name- Position or Connection Date Terminated

(d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, teiminated dieir connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes 0 No D

Ifyes, furnish the following information:

Name Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated See Attachment A

6. Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in items 5(a) and 5(b) ofthe supplemental statement? Yes 0 No •

If no, list names of persons who have not filed me required statement.

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7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? Ifyes, furnish the following information:

Yes No •

Foreign Principal Embassy of the Gabonese Republic 1 GO Lives Limited* Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority Japanese Prime Minister

Date of Termination May 2017 June 2017 May 2017 March 2017

*10Q Lives Limited is now the TOO Lives Foundations legal U.S. entity: with non-profit registrations - tax exempt public charity under Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(l)(A)(vi) of the United States Internal Revehue Code.

8. Have you acquired any new foreign prihcipal(s)2 during this 6 month reportmg period? If yes, furnish th following information:

Name and Address of Foreign Principals)

Yes •

Date Acquired

No BO

9. In add-on to those" named i n Items 7 arid 8, i f any, list foreign principal(s)2~wh"orn you continued to represent during the 6 month reporting period.

Bombardier, Inc.

10. (a) Have you fried exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any, listed in Item 8?

Exhibit A 3 . Yes • No •

Exhibit B" Yes • No •

I f ho, please attach the required exhibit.

(b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represent charing this six month period? Yes No • I f yes, have you filed an amendment to these exhibits? Yes IS No •

If no, please attach the required amendment.

2 The term "foreign principal" includes, in addition to those defined in Section 1(b) of the Act, an individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controllecj, Financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual. (See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements he files under the Act only those principals for whom he is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act (See Rule 208.)

3 The Exhibit A, which is filed on Form NSp-3, sets forth the mformation required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 The Exhibit B, which is Sled on Form NSD-4, sets forth the information concerning the agreement or understanding between the registrant and the -

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11. Durmg this 6 month reporting .period, have you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes S No •

If yes, identify each foreign principal arid describe in full detail your activities arid services:

See Attachment B for activities

12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity5 as defined below?

Yes • No H

If yes, identify each such foreign principal and describe in full detail all such political activity, indicating, among other things, the relations, interests and policies sought to be: influenced and the means employed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give details as to dates, places of delivery, names of speakers and subject matter.

13. In addition to the above described activities, i f any, haveyou engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits-your foreign principal(s)? Yes • No 0

If yes, describe fully.

5 "Political activity," as defined in Section 1(e) of the Act, means any activity mat the pawn engaging in believes will, orthat the person intends to, in any way influence any agency or official of me»Governnjent ° J ^ 1 ^ n ' t ^ r ^ ^ 9 t j u K & f y l n $ ^ P * D l l c within the V V ^ P t f ^ ^ N ^ f V f ^ f ^FPr (VÂ- ,f 1Wrf c n a nSing the domestic or foreign policies of trii \K|g§Jê/3r Q$refgWae^foBl /J f l^ M ^ a ^ e W i f M a ^ W k . i f WôMenmm^Srl foreign political party-

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IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

14. (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES During this 6 month reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement,, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or money either as compensation or otherwise? Yes H No Q

If no, explain why.

Ifyes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6

Date From Whom Purpose Amount See Attachment C for Receipts

total

(b) RECEIPTS - FUNDRAISING C AMPAIGN During this 6 month reportmg period, have you received, as part ofa fundraising campaign?, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or 9 of this statement? Yes • No H

If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? Yes • No •

If-yes, uidicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Date

(c) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 month reporting period, have you received any thing of value9 other than money from any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal?

Yes • No 0

If yes, furnish the following information:

Foreign Principal Date.Received Thing of Value Purpose

6,7 A registrant is required to file an Exhibit D if he collects or receives contributions, loans, moneys, or other things of value for a foreign principal, as part of a fundraising campaign. (See Rule-201(e)).

8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as a result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal.

9 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors,

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15: (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES " During this 6 month reporting period, have you (1) disbursed or expended monies in cowiection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7, 8, or

9 of this statement? Yes ffl No • (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes SI N o D

If no, explain in full detail why there were no disbursements made on behalf of any foreign principal.

I f yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal.an account of such monies, including monies transmitted, i f any, to each foreign principal.

Date To Whom Purpose Amount See Attachment Cfor Disbursements


Total

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During this 6 month reporting period, have you disposed of anything of value10'other than money m. furtherance of or in connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this stateitient?

Yes • No H

If yes, furnish the following information:

Date Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose (

i

(c) DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, haveyou from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any otherperson, made any contributions of money or other things of value11 in connection with an election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office?

Yes S No •

. Ifyes, furnish the following information:

Date Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event

10,11 Things of value include but are not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, "kickbacks," and the like.


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V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS

16. (a) During this 6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause.tb be disseminated any informati(ma^Tnatimals?12

Yes 0 No • If Yes, goto Item 17. (b) if you answered No to Item 16(a), dp you disseminate any material in connection with your registration?

Yes • No 0 If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated daring the;six month period to the Registration Unit for review.

17. Identify each such foreign principal. See Attachment B-Activrties for links to websites

18. During this 6 month reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a specified sum of money to

finance your activities m preparing or disseminating informational materials? Yes • No S

If yes, identity each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of time.

19. During this 6 month reporting period, cUd your activities in preparing, disseminating or "causing me dissemmation of uot'ormattorial materials include the use of any of the following:

• Radio or TV broadcasts IS Magazine Or newspaper • Motion picture films • Letters or telegrams

• Advertising campaigns • Press releases E Pamphlets or other publications • Lectures or speeches

• Other (specify) Electronic Communications

• Email 12 Website URL(s): Listed in Attachment B ._

• Social media websites URL(s): . :

E Other (specify) See Attachment D

20. During mis 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated Informational materials among any of the following groups;

• Public officials D Newspapers • Libraries

• Legislators IE) Editors d Educational institutions

• Government agencies • Civic groups or associations • Nationality groups

• Other (specify)

21. What language was used in the iriformatibhal'materials: — -

H English • Other (specify)

22. Did you file with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes O No ^

23 . Didyoii label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes • No 0

12 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) ofthe Act


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VI - EXECUTION

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned swear(s) or affirm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read tbe:iafoimati.on set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with theicontents thereof and that such contents areJn their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the undersigned make(s) ho representation as to truth or accuracy ofthe mformation contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statements), if any, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge.

(Date of signature) (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature13)

September 0Tf 2017 /s/ Randall Corley eSigned

13 This statement shall be signed by the individual agent, if the registrant is an individual, or by a majority of those partners, officers, directors or persons performing similar functions, if the registrant is an organization, except that the organization can, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuals to execute this statement on its behalf.


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ATTACHMENT A

Additions and Terminations of Short Forms for Employees

FARA Supplemental - A U G 2017

Question 5.(b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired.as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who, rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal(s) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a relatedor similar capacity? Yes NAME RESIDENCE CITIZENSHIP POSITION DATE-ASSUMED Teitelman,_Sarah Wopdbridge, CT U.S. PR Staff: Bombardier 04-2017 Wagner, Allle New York, NY U.S. PR Staff : Bombardier Gl-2017 Mochizuki, Hannah DeLetto New York, NY U.S. PR Staff: Bombardier 01-2017

Question S.(d) (d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period?

J(]Yes. Ifyes, furnish the following information:

NAME Hayden, Caitlin Spencer, Kenyon Hayes, Christopher Romano, Greg Comanelli, Deborah Workman, Daniel Htrono, Takashi Misaka, Kaoru Sorenson, Aaron Messer, Ian Kirschenbaum, Elizabeth Kubo Fox, Amy P. Romano, Greg

POSITION OR CONNECTION PR Staff: lOO: Lives PR Staff: 100 Lives PRStaff: lOO.Uves PR Staff: 100 Lives PR Staff: 100 Lives PR Staff Embassy of Gabpriese Republic PR Staff: Japanese Prime Minister PR Staff: Japanese Prime Minister PR Staff: Japanese Prime Minister PRStaff: Japanese Prime Minister PR Staff: Japanese Prime Minister PR Staff: Japanese Prime Minister PRStaff: Japanese Prime Minister

DATE TERMINATED 06-2017 06-2017 06-2017 06-2017 06-2017 05-2017 03-2017 03-2017 03-2017 03-2017 03-2017 03-2017 03-2017

•The Individuals listed below terminated their connection to Bombardier prior to 7-31-2017:

NAME Laws, George Benjamin O'Leary, Jim Crain, Wililiam Whiting, David Smythe Crain, William Oddo-Budinoff, Francesca xia, Lisa Chauvin, Ashley T. Borden, Meghan

POSITION OR CONNECTION PRSteff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier PRStaff: Bombardier

DATE TERM I NATE D 9-2015 5-2016 9-2015 9-2015 9-2015 9-2015 9-2015 9- 2015 10- 2016

"The list of individuals below no longer have a connection to a foreign principal. These individuals were PR Staff for various foreign principals whose engagements were terminated prior to July 2017

NAME POSITION OR CONNECTION DATE TERMINATED Hayes, Christopher PR Staff: Republic of Korea Engagement terminated 12-2011 Norfolk, Jeffrey PR Staff: Korigsbergt Protech Systems Engagement terminated 2-2013 Zatina, Kristen PR Staff: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Engagement terminated 8-2012 Romano, Greg PR Staff: UAE'Ministry of Foreign Affairs Engagement terminated 8-2012



Chauvin, Ashley Vance, .Samantha Whiting, David Smythe Romano, Greg Sullivan, Ry Hayden, Caitlin

Hayes, Christopher

PR Staff: Singapore Economic Board PR Staff: Singapore Economic Board PR Staff: Emaar-Kirig Abdullah Economic Gity PR Staff: Libyan myestment Authority PRStaff: Government of Japan PR Staff: Saudi Arabia Greater Investment

Authority (SAGIA) PRStaff: ICLP

Engagement Engagement Engagement Engagement Engagement Engagement

terminated 5-2014 terminated 3-2016 terminated 5-2014 terminated: 1-2015 terminated: 5-2015 terminated 9-2015

Engagement terminated: 9 2016



ATTACHMENT B Question IIL11 Activities:

During this 6 month reporting period, have you engaged in any ajrtiyities-fpr or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this;staternent? \x\fes • No (f yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in full detail your activities and services:

BOMBARDIER Activities: February 2017-July 2017

February 2017

• Finalized, corporate, brochure xopy and design recommendation's • Began drafting sustainability web copy • Finalized research and analysis of industry peer's sustainability communications

http://www.bombardier.com/en/sustainabiiitv.ritml

March 2017

• Finalized sustainability web copy • Drafted article for G7 publication Climate Change the New Economy

http://publication5.climatechanee-theneweconomy.com/g7-20i7/106-l

April .2017

• Drafted Bombardier's 2017 United Nations Global Compact Communication on Progress letter • Developed Bombardier Sustainability Communications plan

May 2017

• Researched pertinent Bombardier-related activities to develop content'tracker • Expanded on launch plan and preliminary editorial calendar

June~2017

• Continued refining launch pian and content tracker • Conducted in-depth research to find examples of corporate/executive blog posts and websites in the rail and

aerospace industry

July 2017

• No work done

100 Uves Activities February 2017-Julv 2017

• Performed public relations andstakehplder engagement activities in the United States to promote,-position, launch and manage the "100 Lives" project.

Please see additional attachments for materials that were distributed.

Embassy of Gabonese Republic Activities February 2017-Julv 2017

• None. No signed contract and no work performed. Terminated 5-2017



Japanese Prime Minister Activities February 2O17-Julv2017

• Advisory and analysis on the American media landscape • Digital communications counsel • Other work supporting the Cabinet Office's global communications not covered by FARA

Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority Activities February 2017-Julv 2017

• Outreach to Boston-based healthcare media and United States national media to highlight Saudi Arabia's healthcare reforms, as well as placement of an opinion piece in Site Selection Magazine by Saudi Arabia's Health Minister. https://sitesel ection.com/LifeSciences/2017/iun/commenta rv-hea Ithcare-refo rm-presents-iob-creating-obportunities-for-us-firms-in-saudi-arabia.cfm



ATTACHMENT C Disbursements and Receipts

BOMBARDIER RECEIPTS during the period February 1,2017 through July 31,2017

DATE PURPOSE AMOUNT. 2/3/2017 Professional Services, Admin, OOPs 23,306.90

3/3/2017 Professional Services, Admin, OOPs 31,057.46




TOTAL Bombardier

BOMBARDIER DISBURSEMENTS during the period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017

DATE PURPOSE AMOUNT 2/28/2017 CAT&T Charges.. 2.47 3/31/2017 PrMessjona I Dues/Me m berships 305.00 3/31/2017 Sprint Charges 9.18 4/30/201? Sprint charges 1,55 5/31/2017 Sprint Charges .4.44 6/30/2017 CAT&T.Charges. 3.27 6/30/2017 Sprint Charges 5.63

Total Bombardier $33134

100 LIVES RECEIPTS during the period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017

DATE PAID PURPOSE AMOUNT 3/6/2017 POPs. 18,134.68 3/6/2017 Professional Services 41,667.00 3/6/2017 OOPs 6,300.76 3/6/2017 OOPs 47.86 3/23/2017 Professional Services 41,667.00 3/23/2017 OOPs 13,719.78 4/26/2017 Professional Services. 41,667.00. 4/26/2017 JOOte 13,414.61 5/16/2017 Professional Services 41,667.00 5/16/2017 OOPs 145.79



6714/2017 Professional Services 41,667.00 6/26/2017 OOPs 48,605.93

iTOTALlOOUVES $308,704^1

DISBURSEMENTS during the period February, 1, 2017 through July_3_l, 201? DATE BILLED PURPOSE AMOUNT 3/22/2017 Airfare 3,876.56 3/22/2017 CATT Vendor Load 6.24 3/22/2017 Consulting Other 6,250.00 3/22/2017 Ground Transit Charges 206.33

.3/22/2017 Hotels/Lodging 286.25 3/22/2017 Sprint Vendor Load 5630 3/22/2017 Travel-Meals / Subsistence 26.59 3/22/2017 Video Production 3,011.51 3/31/2017 Airfare. 779.70 3/31/2017 CATT Vendor Load 10.97 3/31/2017 Consulting Other 6,250.00 3/31/2017 Ground Transit Charges 326.10 3/31/2017 Hotels/Lodging 729.33 3/31/2017 Video Production 5,000.00 3/31/2017 Parking 50.00 3/31/2017 Sprint Vendor Load 59.20 3/31/2017 Travel-Meals / Subsistence 209.31 4/30/2017 CATT Vendor Load 28.03 4/30/2017 Sprint Vendor Load 117.76 5/31/2017 Airfare 3,367.81 5/31/2017 CATT Vendor Load 45.75 5/31/2017 Consulting Other 12,927,16 5/31/2017 Ground Transit Charges 381.84 5/31/2017 Hotels/Lodging, .1,091.26 5/31/2017 Video Production 30,000.00 5/31/2017 Laundry Service 31.07 5/31/2017 Parking 150.00 ;5/31/2M7 Postage/Shipping 210.44 5/31/2017 Sprint Vendor Load 89.65 5/31/2017 Train/Rail Transportation 123.00 5/31/2017 Travel-Meals / Subsistence 187.95 6/30/2)17 Airfare 25.00 6/30/2017 Art/Office Supplies 78.93 6/30/2017 Business Syc( Fax, Print, Copy) 5.00 6/30/2017 Car Mileage 53.50 6/30/2017 CATT Vendor Load 10.78 6/30/2017 Currency Conversion Fees 10.27 6/30/2017 Ground Transit Charges 633.70 6/30/2017 Hotels/Lodging 227.02 6/30/2017 Meals-Staff 93.58 6/30/2017 Press Release 10,155.50

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673072017 Sprint Vendor Load 162.50 6/30/2017 Train/Rail Transportation 48.21 6/30/2017 Travel-Meals /.Subsistence. 7/W2017 Consulting Other 9,830.08 7/31/2017 Photography Services 10,500.00 7/31/2017 Ground Transit Charges 153.59 7/31/2017 Hotels/Lodging 54ai6 7/31/2017 Parking. 95.00 7/31/2017 Sprint Vendor Load 23.65 7/31/2017 Train/Rail Transportation 32.54 7/31/2017 Travel-Meals / Subsistence 194.48

TOTAL 100

JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER RECEIPTS during the period February 1,2017 through July 31,2017

DATE BILLED PURPOSE AMOUNT 2/20/2017 Fees St OOPs 128,381,00 2/28/2017 Fees 8t OOPs 103,276.00 ,2/2B/2$17 Fees & OOPs 8,404.09 3/6/2017 Fees & OOPs 1,956.80

3/14/2017 Fees Si OOPs 3,915.25 3/27/2017 Fees 8t OOPs 13089.90 3/29/2017. FeesAPQPS- 3,112.62 3/31/2017 Fees 8i OOPs 102,250.00 3/31/2017 Fees & OOPs 267,450.00 3/31/2017 Fees & OOPs 100,976.00 3/31/2017 Fees & OOPs 121,074.00 4/18/2517 Fees 8i OOPs 1,971.33 6/27/2017 Fees & OOPs 88,554.10 6/27/2017 Fees & OOPs 11,745.80 6/27/2017 Fees & OOPs 88,554.10 6/27/2017 Fees & OOPs 59,036.10

TOTAL JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER $1,103,747.09

JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER DISBURSEMENTS during the period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017

DATE PURPOSE AMOUNT 3/31/2017 SNS Ad 41,587.00 3/31/2017 SNS Ad 29,067.18 6/27/2017 SMS Ad 32,443.99

TOTAL JAPANESE PRIME Ml MSTER $103^)98.17



EMBASSY OF GABONESE REPUBLIC RECEIPTS during the period February 1, 2017 thiûghJuly :?!; 2017

DATE PURPOSE AMOUNT

None. 0.00 TOTAL GABON ESE REPUBLIC

EMBASSY OF GABONESE REPUBLIC DISBURSEMENTS during the period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017

DATE PURPOSE AMOUNT

None 0.00

TOTAL GABONESE REPUBLIC $0.00

SAUDI ARABIA GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTH. RECEIPTS duringthe period February 1,2017 through July 31,2017

DATE PURPOSE AMOUNT Expected Receipts 10,600.00

TOTAL SAG! A $10,600.00

SAUDI ARABIA GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTH DISBURSEMENTS during the period February 1, 2017 through luly.31, 2017_

DATE

Total SAG1A

PURPOSE. AMOUNT 0.00

$0.00



ATTACHMENT D V.19 Informational Materials


iitMAtli1?MRJ AN < INDEX

Tlie Aurora .Hmr^tariari index is a global public opinion survey that follows the issues, attitudes and ixendsarouM public's altitudes towards respoxtsibSity and the effectiveness of Innftatiitariarr intervention, as well as the motivations that move people to intervene on behalf of others.

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AURORA HUMANITARIAN INDEX METHODOLOGY

2016 EDITION: \ A / A \ / F A °f Humanitarian Index was conducted between March V V n V t ± arid April 2016 in 6 countries

* 1,000 respondents in France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

• 30£x£spaadfin.ts in Iran and Lebanon V _

• Total 054,600 interviews V UNrTED STATES /

"PRANCE ''

2017 EDITION: 1 A # A \ / C O of Humanitarian Index was conducted between V V M V C Z 21 February and 19 March 2017

• 1,000 respondents in France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States

• 300 in Argentina, Armenia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Russia/Turkey

• Total of 6,466 interviews

• Special focus on migration and integration

Academic fame

UMI\ LI BR DE B

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Research partriei

KANTARI

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION IS ON THE DECLINE

» The survey shows skepticism about individual or collective ability tomake a difference

• There is low trust in organizations and in political leaders

There is significant ambivalence in defending social values over perceived self-interest, which indicates a grcfsving-isolationism

The readiness to act shows a downward trend

POPULISM HAS CROSSED OVER FROM POLITICS

The survey results reflect a rise in isolationism and nationalism in many countries in recent years

Most beUeve.their country has done more for refugees than their country has actually done

Most believe migrants take more than they contribute into the economy

» Most express sympathy, but not empathy

THERE ARE POCKETS OF HOPE

The younger generation is more positive across the board

More informed publicsrecognize the contribution of migrants

Women and the younger people value diversity

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GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS PER COUNTRY

TERRORISM ^f^tinyes to ciominate as t&emost pressing global humanitarian challenge

feeing hurnariity now

1st

2nd

3rd

I I U.K. Germany Lebanon OS. France Iran

Hunger (42%)

Clean Water/ Climate Change

(39%)

Farced migration,

ismet

Hunger (40%)

Hunger (50%)

Access to clean water (49%)

Climate Change (54%)

Hunger (52%)

Rich vs. Poor Disparity

(66%) '

Hunger (54%)

Forced Migration

Terror ism (50%)

Access to clean water (49%)

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UN Security Council

Arab League

NATO

Council of Europe (CQ£)

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I'm skeptical about how my money would be spent

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I am concerned about corruption

My efforts won't make a" difference

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A NEW MODEL FOR IMPACT

Low trust in international organizations and leaders demonstrates the need for a disruptive, holistic new model of action where government, civil society and business together identify issues of importance, honor incredible acts of courage and drive practical solutions to addressing the world's humanitarian needs.

TURNING UP THE VOLUME VIA MEDIA

The Humanitarian Index demonstrates the important role the media can play in shaping public perception of the refugee crisis. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative calls on the media to bridge the compassion gap by drawing public attention to pressing problems to spark humanitarian action, and reporting on the positive contribution refugees are making to their new communities..

HOPE LIES WITH THE YOUTH

The Humanitarian Index reminds us that hope lies in the hands of young people, the next generation of humanitarians.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative calls on educators to teach from a purpose-driven curriculum that educates young people about the causes and consequences of humanitarian disasters, the value of engagement and aid, and drives them to join in solving the most pressing hujmanitarian challenges Aurora's commitment to this effort is demonstrated through the Aurora Gratitude Projects and the Gratitude Scholarship Fund, in cooperation with the Near East Foimtotion and other partners.

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In keeping with the spirit ofthe Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues shine a light on individuals who work to end the suffering caused by violence, and identify ideas and programs that deliver tangible change.

The program will cover the refugee crisis from causes to responses by governments, civil societies and international organizations, including humanitarian relief, education, human rights and societal integration.

Through a series of presentations, panel discussions and Q&As, participants will explore the importance of learning from the past, acting in the present and fostering a better future.

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The first day ofthe 2017 Aurora Dialogues is designed to engage and connect with the next generation of humanitarians by exploring how to galvanize the world to take action on behalf of the world's most vulnerable.

The day will feature a series of discussions with leading figures in education, human rights and media who are working to better the lives of refugees and other populations in need. Guests will be invited to respond to the ideas raised during the panels and interactive breakout sessions, share their own ideas for how best to facilitate change in communities. UWC Dilijan students will also present their innovative ideas to solve today's most pressing humanitarian problems.

A summary of the ideas presented throughout the day's panel discussions, breakout sessions and student presentations will be.shared at the close of the day.

OPENING REMARKS

DENISE DAVIDSON Head of UWC Dilijan

RUBEN VARDANYAN Co-Founder ofthe Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and Co-Founder of UWC Dilijan

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Each session will consist of conversations with leaders from a variety of fields to highlight their unique positions and experiences, and address issues including the right to education, the role of the media, the influence of role models, human rights, grassroots activism, and refugee empowerment.

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The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative launched a competition across all UWC schools and colleges challenging students to devise innovative projects that will deliver practical and sustainable action on aspects of the refugee crisis - from its underlying causes to humanitarian relief efforts.

STUDENT PRESENTERS FROM:

• UWC Robert Bosch College, Germany

• UWC Mahindra College, India

• Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, Swaziland

Three teams Of future leaders yyill present their ideas to a Selection Jury, consisting of Aurora Prize Selection Committee members and Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-founder's, for a chance to win €4,000 to advance their project and chosen cause. Students will also have the opportunity to seek advice from the eminent minds of the Jury regarding ways they might enhance their projects.

In the spirit of the Aurora Prize, the Selection Jury will award the financial grant to a project that delivers meaningful impact.

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The winner of the Aurora. Humanitarian Projects student competition, whose project was presented during Session 2: Young Leaders Addressing the World's Most Pressing Humanitarian Challenges, will also be named.

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The second day of the 2017 Aurora Dialogues provides a platform for the world's leading humanitarians, academics, philanthropists and members of civil society to address one of today's most pressing humanitarian challenges: migration.

Through a series of presentations and panel sessions. Day 2 of the Aurora Dialogues will explore thestate of the.glohal migration: crisis; question how we can better integrate societies in response; and look at the role of different actors in advancing positive change.

Inspirational individuals will share their powerful personal stories, ensuring that the human aspect of migration remains at the heart pf the discussion.

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THE AURORA HUMANITARIAN INDEX

This session will open with a presentation of findings from the 2017 Aurora Humanitarian Index, a global survey that examines public perceptions of major humanitarian issues. The survey, which expanded to 12 countries in its second yean explores the public's attitudes toward the leaders addressing the refugee crisis, the entities that have imparted effective change in their intervention, and the motivations that urge people to intervene on behalf of others.

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Denis Mukwege: TIME op-ed draft 4,20-17 Word count: 819 From Chemical Weapons to Sexualized Violence in War: We Must Enforce international Law

Denis- Mukwege, ,M.D.,is the founder of the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caring and advocating for survivors of sexual violence. He is one of five finalists for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which is awarded annually in Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf of the survivors ofthe Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. This year's ceremony will be held on May 28.

Rape is not just a physical, violent act perpetrated against one victim. lt is an assault on humanity. The victim suffers not just from physical trauma, but the lingering effects of psychological violation. That/ after all, is the. purpose of rape ata time of war. Rape destroys the will to live, it paralyzes victims, their families, and entire communities. Rape is a cost-effective way to establish power over the vanquished. With each woman or girl who is attacked, a family is ruined. In eastern Congo, many thousands of families have been devastated. This crisis threatens to destroy the very fabric of our society, leaving us torn to shreds, subdued, and crushed.

I am a surgeon, certainly, but I am a women's rights advocate as well. More and more, I realize that I am a human rights advocate, perhaps that above all else. Many years before the war, I realized maternal health and mortality should be protected. Families become consumed by sadness on what should be the happiest day of their lives - all because they do not have access to basic medical care and support.

The developed world often takes access to medical services and facilities for granted. In Congo, these necessities are all too often unavailable. And so, I chose a profession that would help me help them.

But the war changed everything. In 1996, we fled to Bukavu. We founded Panzi Hospital in 1999. It was smaller and had fewer resources, but I thought I could resume my work.

I tried. But the war had changed everything. In three months, I treated 45 victims of the most brutal kind of sexual assault. My patients were survivors of rape - most often gang-raped, beaten, physically and mentally battered, the women who came to me ranged from young children to an 80-year-old woman. They all believed they had ho reason to live.

The 80-year-old woman, who had been gang-raped asked me, "Why didn't you just let me die?*

Imagine you have been raped in front of your family, your children, your community; how can you ever recover? I wanted to help her, and all our patients that suffered such trauma.

The small hospital was insufficient to tackle the scale of the violence. We established our holistic healing model that today has helped more than 50,000 survivors of sexualized violence. We began by treating their physical wounds. But as more and more women shared their horrors, we started to see that the wounds went far deeper than those we could treat physically.

We hired a psychologist. We had to help women start to find a way back from their ordeal. We, help younger survivors resume their education, while older women are provided vocational training and support to help them provide for themselves, to feed their children and put a roof over their heads.



Denis Mukwege: TIME op-ed draft 4-20-17 Word count: 819 We see these women fight back from the brink. They find power within themselves. They fight for the rights of their children and their community. They want justice. We havesince helped them with legal assistance. We see these women transform from victims and survivors into activists.

In 2011, the American Journal of Public Health revealed that 48 women and girls aged 15 to 49 were raped each hour in a single province of Congo. That is more than 1,000 women and girls each day. in Congo, without political and econom instability, this scourge of rape threatens to destroy more families, more communities.

Our goal is to increase protections for women and to advocate that those responsible for sexual violence be brought to justice, including the Congolese government and militia groups laying siege to the eastern part of our country. The Congolese government has responsibility to listen to the voices of civil society, to negotiate a path to peace in good faith, and to eradicate corruption. The Congolese government must be held responsible for the exploitation of our natural resources, and the negative economic impact this ongoing conflict has on the Congolese people.

Sexual violence has been accepted as part of this conflict for too long. That must change. We have an international consensus against the use of nuclear weapons and against chemical and biological weapons, and against torture. Since 1919, international law has recognized that rape as a weapon of war must end. And yet it continues as a cheap, effective tool of war. Making the bodies of women and children the battlefields. As human beings and governments, we need to say, if you win a war by destroying women, the international community will never accept you as a leader.

We must pursue justice for all crimes against humanity that shock the conscience.

We also need a cultural shift on the ground; men heed to understand that to protect women is to protect themselves, and that respect for women is key to real equity. Rape is not only a woman's issue; it is humanity's crisis to solve.



Dr. Tom Catena: TIME 6p-ed Word count: 595

Focus Humanitarian Efforts Where They're Needed Most - Even Amidst a Civil War

Dr. Tom Catena is a surgeon arid Catholic missionary who for many years was the only doctor permanently based tn Sudan's war-torn Nuba Mountains. He is one of five finalists for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which is awarded annually in Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf of the, survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. This year's ceremony will be held on May 28.

The Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan is a rugged region the size of Austria and home to 750,00 men, women and children. It is also a conflict zone. Since 2011, a war has raged between the Government of Sudan, and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement, who are demanding self-determination and power-sharing for the Nuba people.

Caught in the middle of the struggle are those living in the mountains. They have suffered tremendously, with aerial bombardments a daily occurrence for many years. Villages and farms have been targeted, forcing the local population to flee into the mountains where they have little or no food. As can be expected, mass starvation has followed.

As one of two doctors at the region's only hospital, I have experienced the atrocities and hardships of this war, firsthand. There have been times when I've treated as many as 500 people in a single day. Men who have received terrible burns across their bodies; toddlers who have lost legs to shrapnel wounds; people with leprosy and ma I nutrition;, and children severely burned during middlenaf-the-night attacks. It is an endless parade of victims with every war zone injury imaginable.

When the war first broke out, the Catholic mission that sponsored me wanted me to evacuate and return to the United StateS:. But I stayed, and I've never regretted that decision. The difficulties of running a hospital in a conflict zone, however, cannot be underestimated. Thestaples for running a hospital anywhere else in the world - electricity and running water - are a luxury to us. And, most types of foreign aid are nonexistent. We don't have access to medical technology. We don't even have reliable telephone access. But I'm always on call> delivering babies, treating cancer, training my staff and all too often, repairing the wounds inflicted by war.

While I see; way more tragedy than I ever imagined, I am also blessed to witness such increcUble courage every day from our team and the people we serve. I recall treating a woman in her 60's who had fled with her family to hide out in a cave, only to be hit with a shell that destroyed her foot and fractured her thigh bone. Uhfprtunately, we had no choice but to amputate her foot due to the extent of her injuries, and while she was recovering in our hospital, airstrikes came again. The hospital itself was hit, and at that moment, an 11-year-old girl nearbystarted crying. As the girl and the woman huddled on the . hospital floor after the attack, the woman - in tremendous pain herself, with her leg propped in an uncomfortable position, and despite her own anguish, began to speak to the little girl, calmly, providing reassurance. She reached out with warmth, proceeded to tell stories, and concentratedon making the child feel somewhat protected in the midst of the frightening attack:

Far me, themore challenging the situation, the more I know my services are needed. The same should hold true for the international community; as .nations continue to be ravaged by conflict and disease, more aid is needed, not less. The international community needs to do more to help provide medical supplies; training and basic aid to help us better serve the people who need our services. We can't just let hundreds of thousands of people be passed over and forgotten.


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Dr. Tom Catena: TIME op-ed Word count; 595

With all the discord around us, it's heartening to see the hope in my patients' eyes. They inspire me with their commitment to dealing with anything that comes their way, without bitterness. And so I do the same.



Fartuun Adan and 11 wad Elman: TIME op-ed 4-20-17 Word count: 689

Treat the World as Your Family

Fartuun Acton is the executive director ofthe Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in Somalia, and has championed human and women's rights, peace-building, development and the rehabilitation of child soldiers, together with her daughter, llwad Elman, who works with her in Somalia, she is one of five finalists for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which is awarded annually in Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. This year's ceremony Will be held on May 28.

lam a morn. But to me that has never meant only caring for my three daughters. I knew that to be true even as I fled my Somali homeland with my girls following the assassination of their father bySomali warlords. My husband's peace-building program, "Drop the Gun, Pick Up the Pen" was a threat to those destroying Somali society for personal gain. He dedicated his life to eradicating violence, so 1 knew I had to continue his work.

My daughters and I went to Canada to find safe haven. But I knew I would return. Once settled, I told riiy daughters I was going back; They feared for my life and were frightened that they might lose their only parent But I reminded thern: Young boys in Somalia didn't have work, didn't have a future, and were forced to become child soldiers. Somali girls and women were abused, raped, and mutilated. The government denies these crimes and rejects justice for the victims. In many ways, I felt these young boys and girls, too, were my children. And, no mother would stand by Idly while their children faced such atrocities. So I listened to my conscience, and I returned.

In honor of my husband, I started the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre to provide much-needed access to education. Thatf s where we: began. In Somalia, education is often out of the Question, a luxury unavailable to most. All too often, extremists take advantage of this, forcing young boys to become f ighters even though they don't really want to kill. They join because no other opportunities exist But education gives these boys a choice. At Elman, 80 percent of those who want training will graduate with the skills they need to protect themselves and their futures.

For women who desperately needed hope, I started the Sister Somalia program to help girls in my country who have survived rape or escaped forced marriages. Now, for the first time, Somalia hasa sexual violence hotline and rape crisis center. Today we can say we've reached 8,000 women and girls who were victims of sexual and gender-based violence. We offer counselling and medical services, business start-up kits and funds, entrepreneurial skills training, and relocation to a safe place. It has been so rewarding to see the unimaginable— girls finding their voice, leaving the center, more empowered, knowing we stand with them.

We've even begun to see a behavioral and cultural shift due to our work. We're slowly breaking apart the social norms that ignored such heinous Violence against women and girts. We've put pressure on international bodies like the United Nations to hold peacekeepers accountable for their abuse, and it's led to tangible change. My daughters now understand why I returned to Somalia to help their sisters and brothers, and this keeps me alive.

My own daughter, l lwad, has joined me and dedicated herself to helping the community here, too. Words cannot describe how proud I am. As llwad says, "There is love, beauty, friendship and comrmunity thriving here. And if we heard more about that, it would allow people around the world to see



Fartuun Adan and llwad Elman; TIME op-ed 4-20-17 Word count: 689

themselves in the people they have 'othered.' And when they see themselves in others, that's when we can really work toward peace."

Through our work, I've come to realize that we all share one humanity. We are one human family. And whether for our own children or our country's children, we have a responsibility to help those most at risk. It's simply what a mother does.



Jamila Afghani: TIME op-ed 4-20-17 Word count: 598

Educating Women to Enlighten Society Or Educating Women to Light a Path to Understanding

Jamila Afghani is the founder of the Noor Educational arid Capacity Development Organization, which promotes the rights of Women and ghis in Afghanistan. She is one of five finalists for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which is awarded annually in Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf of the survivors ofthe Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. This year's ceremony will be held on May 28.

As a disabled woman living in Afghanistan, you might think I would be the last person to tackle the traditions and practices that prevent women from receiving-ran education. In my country, marry consider it shameful to send their daughters to school - it is a damaging mindset caused by a misunderstanding of religious teachings. But I consider myself lucky, since because of my disabled legs, I was allowed to learn to read.

As a child, I suffered from polio. At first, I was sad that I couldn't play Outside with my siblings, but I embraced the opportunity to spend my days with books. And later, I received the rare opportunity to attend school, where I was thirsty to learn more. In class, I studied hard and earned high marks. While education for women in my country is often considered taboo* women should never be ashamed for wanting an education. My life is committed to making this possible.

I am proud of my work, but it can be challenging and dangerous. I operate in a region surrounded by misery and conflict putting me and my family at mortal risk. To advance my work, I must confront imams who, by misinterpreting Islam, suppress women's rights and strfte their right to learn. But rather than fleeing from the challenge, I address it head on, working with these powerful Imams, hearing their concerns, and demonstrating my own respect for Islam, which I believe does not limit women's education. I look for the commonalities that connect us as humans (which often surprise them), earn their respect, and go forward together.

This is how I've always lived: working with whatever I have been given. During my second year at university, 36 women and children died around me because there wasn't enough food or water at the refugee camp in Pakistan where my family was living after we fled the Afghan civil war. With my friends - many of whom were also disabled - 1 decided we must do something; working with whatever resources we had. Within one month, we collected food for 1,000 families in the camps.

But while we were distributing food and medicine, we also wanted to find a long-term solution. I met women who were convinced their only way to survive was to beg or perform sexual acts for men. We needed to empower women. And we knew education would be the path toward a better life. Working together, we started our organization, which we called the Noor Education Center. . We chose Noor as the name of our organization because it means light and serves as a symbol of hope. We started volunteer classes in the camps for children and women, teaching reading and other skills.

Today my organization has grown. We work with families to support the acceptance of girls' schooling in rural areas, and with thousands of imams to deliver sermons on the importance of educating women and women's rights. Across Afghanistan, I've worked on numerous projects for the empowerment of



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women and children socially and economically, and 1 defend women's rights under both Islamic and international law.

Despite the challenges, I feel strongly that we are pursuing a critical cause, for peace building and fighting this cycle of conflict. To truly have sustainable peace in Afghanistan or anywhere, we need to educate and empower women. If you educate one woman, you educate a whole family. It's just like a candle - if you light one candle, that candle can light many others around it. That is how our societies will become more enlightened - in Afghanistan, and throughout the world.



Muhammad Darwish: TIME op-ed 4-20-17 Word count: 524

When War Comes, Anyone Can Be a Doctor

Muhammad Darwish, 26, become one of three remaining doctors in the.besieged town gfMadayg, Syria -home to 40,000 people - despite his lack of medical training. He is oneoffive finalists for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which is awarded annually in Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf ofthe survivors ofthe Armenian Genocide and ingratitude to their saviors. This year's ceremony will be. held oh May 28,

Situated in the mountains not far from the Lebanese border, my home town, Madaya used to be a popular mountain resort. That changed in the summer of 2015 when the Syrian civil war reached us. At that time, I was a year away from completing my studies to become a dentist.

I left university and returned to my town, shocked by the scenes of destruction. Many had abandoned all their belongings and fled, thousands were injured yet most of the doctors had either left or been arrested. I felt it was rny duty to my town and my people to help in some way. These were the people I grew up with -- my family and friends -- normal people with normal lives. Hearing the hopeless cry of a small child, blood mixed with tears running down his face, I had to act.

I had studied dentistry, not surgery but despite my lack of experience I went to work in the hospital. There were so many people in need of help. I had to take a crash course on practicing medicine, learning from the one licensed doctor - before he, too, left. Today, there are no medical specialists, only limited, rudimentary medical equipment and no access to the most basic medicines. And yet, .the demands for our services are relentless; We treat up to 100 people each day. The town is surrounded by 14,000 landmines, and dozens of snipers target the town continuously.

Soon rt was just me and the other inexperienced "doctors" doing the best we could. The first time we performed a surgery, fear took over, because we had a man's life in our hands. We knew we weren't qualified, but we had no choice. The man's parents told us to go ahead, because delaying was not an option. During the operation, I took pictures on my smart phone of what was happening, then left the operating; room, where.there is ho Internet access, to ask dbctorsfor advice Using WhatsApp. Then I returned, re^sterilized, and continued. When the operation was successfully completed, we all cried.

Because of our isolation in a war zone, we receive a small amount of international aid — limited to rice, groats and beans - all carbohydrates. People lack protein and other essential nutrients. This has led to severe forms ofmalnutrition. this is something we'd never seen before, yet We struggle to manage it.

The siege has now lasted two years. It permeates your very being and has a suffocating effect. The familiar streets where I played as a boy are now strewn with bodies, the blood of victims, piercing wails and silent incredulity. The hospital has been almost constantly targeted by shelling and sniper fire. WeVe been personally threatened and forced to move four times.

But we persist and I maintain hope. As I say to others, you will be surprised by the good that will follow and the experience you gain. One day, when the war is over, I will go back to school and study so that I can become a fully qualified surgeon. But for now, my people need me and I must respond.



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NEW STUDY REVEALS STATE OF HUMANITARIAN MORASS WORLDWIDE

Waning Compassion, Lack ofQompeterit Leadership and Skepticism in One's Ability to Make a Difference Drive Decline in Humanitarian Support

Pessimism Buoyed by Confidence in Millennial to Take Future Humanitarian Action

25 May 2017 - YEREVAN, ARMENIA - A new international study released today, the 2017 Aurora Hurnanitarian Index, revealed support for humanitarian action is on a steep decline and there is an overwhelming lack of confidence in world leaders to address the refugee crisis.

Results from the Index, which surveyed nearly 6,500 people in 12 couritries, were compounded by the fact that only nine percent of individuals believe their actions can make a difference in solving the global refugee crisis. For the second year in a row, terrorism is cited as the undisputed top humanitarian issue at 63 percent, followed by the'widening gap between the rich arid poor, hunger, climate change and forced migration.

The annual public opinion survey gauges attitudes towards humanitarian issues worldwide, the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention, and individuals' motivations to intervene on behalf of others. A bright spot in the 2017 Index showed youth outpacing their older counterparts, showing greater openness toward and support of refugees, and willingness to take humanitarian action.

"The sense of apathy towards humanitarianism today highlights ah urgent need for engagement in every sector," said Ruben Vardanyan, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative f AHI) and United World College at Dilijan. "However, this negativity is cOLfnter balanced by the incredibly positive attitudes of youth towards humanitarianism and the individual impact on the refugee crisis. All of us need to educate and motivate the young people around the world so they not only understand their capacity for meaningful impact, but are inspired to act upon it"

Key findings from the 2017 Aurora Humanitarian index commissioned bytheAHl, a non-profit organization committed to building a global humanitarian movement to empower modern-day saviors, include:

• Confidence in individual impact on humanitarian action is low: o Only nine percent of respondents feel they can make a difference in solving

humanitarian issues. o Although 56 percent of respondents are upset upon hearing the hardship that

Syrian refugees are experiencing, 51 percent feel they are unable to make a meaningful impact.

• Support for humanitarian action is declining: o Though a majority of respondents agree refugees deserve help, only 37 percent

would welcome refugees into their own countries, o 42 percent of respondents feel their couritries have already taken in too many

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o Respondents across the 12 countries identified Germany, France and the U. S. as the couritries accepting the highest number of refugees. In actuality, Pakistan, Iran and turkey have permitted the most refugees into their countries.

• Isolationism and nationalism extend beyond politics: o 34 percent of respondents agree that immigrants make their country a better place

to live, yet one-third view migrants as a threat to their religious beliefs. o 44 percent of respondents feel their country is threatened by ethnic minorities. This

figure rises significantly in the UK (56 percent); Kenya (56 percent); Turkey (55 percent); and France (54 percent).

• There is a crisis in competent leadership: o 32 percent of respondents could not identity a leader capable of addressing the

refugee crisis. o U.S. President Donald Trump (33 percent) and German Chancellor Angela Meckel

(31 percent) are perceived as the leaders best positioned to provide solutions to the refugee crisis today, a sharp decrease from the 46 percent of respondents from the 2016 Aurora Humanitarian Index which perceived then U.S. President Barack Obama as most capable.

o Despite their distinctly different views, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Syrian President Bashafal-Assad are ai) equally believed by only 15 percent of respondents as being best positioned to provide solutions to the refugee crisis.

o Every sector surveyed is perceived as doing less in 2017 to address the Syrian refugee crisis than one year ago, as reported in the 2016 Aurora Humanitarian Index. The media, international communities, respondents' governments and developed countries suffered the most significant decljne in perceived action since 2016.

o The European Union and the United Nations are perceived as the most capable bodies to address the ongoing crisis, but confidence in global organizations across the board has declined since 2016.

• Hope lies with the next generation of humanitarians: o Overall, younger people are more positive and confident tn their capacity for

impact, with 68 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 years agreeing that refugees deserve help, and 47 percent wanting to help Syrian refugees.

o Younger respondents value diversity, with 29 percent of respondents agreeing it is better for a country if everyone shared customs and traditions.

o Of those surveyed, respondents aged 18 to 34 years are the most likely to take action to address the refugee crisis in the next 12 months.

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were conducted with 6,466 individuals in 12 markets, up from six markets surveyed in the inaugural 2016 Index.

"The results frwtrris year's Aurora Humanitarian Index compel the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative to continue its mission to celebrate and empower those who offer life and hope to those in need, inspire those individuals who have been saved to'become saviors themselves, and rekindle hope in humanity," said Noubar Afeyan, co-founder of the AH I . "Each of the five 2017 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity finaliste are brilliant examples of the deep and meaningfljl impact a single person can have on the world."

The 2017 Aurora Humanitarian Index will be presented on Sunday, May 28 in Yerevan, Armenia during the Aurora Dialogues, a platform for the worldls leading humanitarians, academics, philanthropists, business leaders and civil society to bring awareness to today's most pressing humanitarian challenges. The Aurora Dialogues weekend of events will culminate with the presentation of the.2017 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a global hurhanitarian award that recognizes moderri-day heroes arid their exceptional impact on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes in the face of adversity. A panel discussion featuring Aurora Prize Selection Committee Members Gareth Evans; Hina Jilani and Mary Robinson, Kantar Public Methods Director Hayk Gyuzalyan, American University in Cairo Professor of Global Affairs and Center for Migration and Refugee Studies Ibrahirh Awad, and RefugePoint Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff will be live-streamed at www, au rdraorize. com.

For more hTformatfcm about the survey results and the Aurora Humanitarian Index, visit the 2017 Aurora Humanitarian Index page here. For media inquiries, please contact a u ro raprizemed ia@edelma n. com.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative (AHI) is a group committed to building a broad, global humanitarian movement rooted in inspiring stories of courage and survival that emerged during the Armenian Genocide. Founded on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide arid in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to empower modern-day saviors to offer life and hope to those in urgent need of basic humanitarian aid and continue the cycle of giving internationally.

The Initiative seeks to inspire global expansion and amplification to continue a cycle of giving. By embodying a concept of -Gratitude in Action", AHI hopes to involve the entire world in this important movement

The Aurora Humanitarian initiative is an eigrrt-year commi|rrneTrt that dates 2015 to 2023, in remembrance of the eight years of the Armenian Genocide, which took place 1915-1923. It is intended to support people and promote projects that tackle the needs of the most helpless and destitute, and do so at great risk.

The Initiative's various programs include: The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues, the Aurora Humanitarian index, the Gratitude Projects and the 100 LIVES Initiative.



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the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is the vision of philanthropists Vartan Gregorian. Noubar Afevan and Ruben Vardanvan who have been joined by several dozen new donors and partners. The Initiative welcomes all who embrace a commitment to pur shared humanity.

About the Aurora Humanitarian Index

The Aurora Humanitarian Index is a special survey that examines public perceptions of major humanitarian issues. It explores the international public's attitudes toward both responsibility and effectiveness of humanitarian intervention, as well as the motivations that urge people to intervene on behalf of others.

The annual survey is conducted across multiple couritries and its findings are presented each year during the Aurora Dialogues, ah international platform for discussions among leading experts in the humanitarian community, as part of a weekend of events culminating wtth the presentation of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.

Further information is available at www.aurbraDrize.c6m

About Kantar Public

Kantar Public is a research company which improves decision-making in the public realm through the application of data, insight and strategic consultancy. Kantar Public works wtth governments, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, institutions and corporations around the world, to help them deliver more effective policy, services and communications to the public.

renter Public teams blend the expertise in public policy, service design, behavioral insight, and election research, and draw upon world class research design capability and data collection infrastructure. Kantar Public drives methodological innovation to deliver public value to the clients. For further information, please visit www.kantar.com/public/.

About University Libre de Bruxeiles

Universite Libre de Bruxeiles (ULB) is a French-speaking cosmopolitan university situated in Brussels Belgium, ULB bases its teaching and research on the principle of tree inquiry . This postulates, in all domains, independence erf judgement and the rejection of an authoriry-based conception of knowledge. Within ULB, the Group for Research on Ethnic Relations, Migration and EouaJity(GERME), was involved in this research project.



Aurora Humanitarian initiative seeks candidates who put themselves atriskto advance the weil-ieirig of others for the 2018 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity

Yereyari, 29 May 2017 - Nominations are open today for the 2018 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, a global humanitarian award granted by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors. The Aurora Prize is seeking the stories of selfless individuals who demonstrate exceptional courage, commitment and impact at personal risk tor the sake of others.

Anyone can nominate a candidate who they believe has risked their life, health, freedom, reputation , or livelihood to make an exceptional impact on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes. A description of the Prize criteria and selection process can be found at httos:/^rorapri2&.com/en^^ Nominations for the 2018 Aurora Prize will close on September 8,2017.

The call-to-nominate comes one day after the 2017 Aurora Prize was presented to Dr: Tom Catena at a ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday, 28 May. Dr. Catena was presented with the Prize by wofld-renown poet, singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour, in the presence of the esteemed members of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee, including Nobel Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee, human rights activistHina Jilarii, former fpreign minister of Australia and President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group Gareth Evans, former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo and President of Carnegie Corporation of New York and Co-Founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Vartan Gregorian.

Vartan Gregorian, also a Co-Fourider of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and member of the Aurora Prize-Selection Committee said: "When we founded the Aurora Prize, it was our intention to build, a movement that recognizes the work of those: selfless people around the world who are offering live and hope to those in urgent need, and to inspire a cycle of giving that transforms the saved into saviors. Over the last two years we have received more than 700 nominations-recognizing humanitarian actions taking place in communities all around the world. As we begin the search for the 2018 Aurora Prize Laureate, we look forward to uncovering and recognizing the other extraordinary stories of resilience and courage, of thoughtful individuals, transforming gratrtude to acton."

Each year the Aurora Prize will honor a Laureate who will received a $100,000 grant, as well as the unique, opportunity to continue thecycle of giving by nominating organizations that inspired their work to receive a $1,000,000 award.

2017 Aurora Prize Laureate Dr. Catena selected the African Mission Healthcare Foundation:(USA), the Catholic Medical Mission Board (USA), and Aktion Canchanabury (Germany) as the beneficiaries ofthe $1 million award.

Reflecting on the Award, Dr. Catena said: Through Ihe Aurora Prize, I have the opportunity to bring attention to the crisis of war, famine and food shortage that is still happening in the mountains of Sudan. I hope to shed light on the conflict there, and show the positive impact that we all can make"

Speaking about the impact of the Aurora Prize on her work, the inaugural Aurora Prize Laureate, Marguerite Barankitse, who won the Prize in 2016 said, "The Aurora Prize has restored the lives of so many, and given the people of Burundi dignity and hope. It has shown how we can come together as one humanity to build a better future. Through the award funding, the Prize has given children and young people the only weapons they'll ever need to change the world: education and love and is teaching people around the world that together we can turn the page and build a new vision for humanity.''

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR $1.1 MILLION 2018 AURORA PRIZE FOR AWAKENING HUMANITY

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The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was established in 2015 by the .Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and.in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Prize will honor an Aurora Laureate each year until 2023, in remembrance of the eight years of the Armenian Genocide (1915 -1923).

About the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity On behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, an Aurora Prize.Laureate will be honored each year between 2015 and 2023 (in remembrance of the eight years of the Armenian Genocide 1915-1923) with a US$100,000 grant as well as the unique Opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating-organizations that inspired their work for a US$l )0Q/0O0 award. Recipients will be recognized for the exceptional impact of their actions on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes.

The Aurora Prize Selection Committee includes Nobel Laureates Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadiand Leyrhah Gbowee; former president of Ireland Mary R6binson;,human rights activist Hinaiilani; former foreign minister of Australia and President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group Gareth Evans; former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo; President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian; and Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian George Clooney.

About the Aurora Humanitarian initiative Founded on behalf ofthe survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Hyifianjtanan Imtiative seeks to empower modern-day saviors to offer life and hope to those in urgent need of basic humanitarian aid and thus continue the cycle of giving internationally. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is Gratitude in Action. It is an eight-year commitment (2015 to 2023, in remembrance of the eight years of the Armenian Genocide 1915-1923) to support people and promote projects that tackle the heeds of the most helpless and destitute, and do so at great risk. This is achieved through the Initiative's various programs; The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues, the Aurora Humanitarian Index, the Gratitude Projects and the 100 LIVES Initiative. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is the vision of philanthropists Vartan Gregorian. Noubar Afevan and Ruben Vardanvan who have, already in the second year, been joined by several dozen new donors and partners. The Initiative welcomes all who embrace a commitment to our shared humanity.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is represented by three organizations - Aurora Humanitarian Initiative foundation, the. (New York, USA), the 100 Lives Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland) and the IDeA Foundation (Yerevan, Armenia). Further information is available at www.auroraprize.com.

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AURORA HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE PARTNERS WITH CLUB DE MADRID TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN CAUSES AROUND THE WORLD

Former African Leaders arid Club de Madrid Members Benjamin Mkapa and Festus Mogae to celebrate ihe 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate at the second annual Aurora Prize Ceremony in

Yerevan, Armenia

22 May 2017 -YEREVAN, ARMENIA - The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, a non-profit charitable organization established oh behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, today announced a collaboration with the World Leadership Alliance 'Club de Madrid, the world's largest independent forum of former heads of state and government. The collaboration, which began May 1, 2017, aims to inspire action tosupport those in need of humanitarian aid.

As part of the agreement, Club de Madrid members Benjamin Mkapa, former President of Tanzania, and Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana, will participate in the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia. These two African leaders have had first-hand experience in dealing with ongoing conflict in Africa and especially in Sudan- In Yerevan, they will be engaging with humanitarian practitioners, scholars, media professionals and policymakers to discuss effective approaches and reforms for peacekeeping arid peacebuilding and the role of economic development in the process.

The Aurora Prize is a global award established by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative (AHI) and granted to individuals in recognition of the exceptional impact their actions have made on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes. Presidents Mkapa and Mogae will be on-hand to celebrate the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate, who will receive a US$100,000 grant to continue their work, and the opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating organizations that inspire their work for a US$1,000,000 award. The 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate wiil be selected from these five finalists: Fartuun Adan and llwad Elman, Jamila Afghani, Or. Tom Catena, Muhammad Darwish and Dr. Denis Mukwege.

"We are always eager to partner with organizations that share our mission, and Club de Madrid's support will be instrumental in empowering individuals to save lives, offering hope to those in need, and inspiring global humanitarian action," said Ruben Vardanyan, Co-Founder of the AHI. "We are honored to work alongside this esteerrted international organization to promote our common goal in raising attention for humanitarian issues and delivering effective responses to crisis and injustice around the globe."

The Club de Madrid, whose rherhbership of rriore thari 100 democratic, former presidents and prime ministers from over 70 different countries, works to respond to a growing demand for support among today's leaders in two key areas: democratic leadership and governance and response to crisis and post-crisis situations.



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HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE CLUB DE MADRID "The common denominator of our diverse membership body and the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is our keen awareness ofthe pressures and challenges facing the world and our deep commitment to fostering positive change through leadership and citizen engf gernent,'' said Maria Elena Aguero, Secretary General of Club de Madrid. "We are proud to bring our experience, expertise and convening power to further deepen the tremendous impact that Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is making in all comers ofthe globe."

About the Aurora Humanitarian initiative

the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative (AHI) is a group committed to building a broad, global humanitarian movement rooted in inspiring stories of courage and survival that emerged during the Armenian Genocide. Founded on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to empower modem-day saviors to offer life and hope to those in urgent need of basic humanitarian aid and continue the cycle of giving internationally.

the Initiative seeks to inspire global expansion and amplification to continue a cycle of giving. By embodying a concept of "Gratitude in Action", AHI hopes to involve the entire world in this important moyernent.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is an eight-year commitment that dates 2015 to 2023, in remembrance of the eight years of the Armenian Genocide, which took place 1915-1923. It is intended to support people and promote projects that tackle the needs of the most helpless and destitute, and do so at great risk.

Trie Initiative's various programs include: The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues, the Aurora Humanitarian Index, the Gratitude Projects and the 100 LIVES Initiative, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is the vision of philanthropists Vartan Gregorian. Noubar Afevan and Ruben Vardanyan who have been joined by several dozen new donors and partners. The Initiative welcomes all who embrace a commitment to our shared humanity.

About the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Oh behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, an Aurora Prize Laureate will be honored each year between 2015 and 2023 (in remembrance ofthe eight years ofthe Armenian Genocide 1915-1923) with a US$100,000 grant as well as the unique opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating organizations that inspired their Work for a US$1,0X10,000 award. Recipients will be recognized for the exceptional impact of their actions on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes.

The Aurora Prize Selection Committee( includes Nobel Laureates Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee; former president of Ireland Mary Robinson; human rights activist Hina Jilani; former foreign minister of Australia and President Emeritus of the I ntemational Crisis Group Gareth Evans; former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo; President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian; and Academy Award-wiririirig actor and humanitarian George Clooney.



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HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE CLUB DE MADRID Further information is available at www.auroraprize.com

About the Club de Madrid

The Club de Madrid is an independent non-profit organization composed of more than 100 former presidents and prime ministers from 70 democratic countries. The Club de Madrid responds to a growing demand for support to address a number of challenges in democratic governance by providing the experience and valuable leadership of its members.

TheClub de Madrid works to strengthen democratic institutions.and to offer advice on the resolution of political oanfliete in order to enhance development and improve the lives of those most in need. Moreover, the Club de Madrid Club assists in the identification of politically sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by today's leaders, developing practical recommendations, action plans and implementation strategies.



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$1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity Awarded to Dr. Tom Catena

The Aurora Humanitarian initiative honors esteemed Catholic Missionary physician in war-torn Sudan for rekindling faith in humanity

MAY 28,2017 - YEREVAN, ARMENIA - The $1 Million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was awarded tonight to Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic missionary from Amsterdam, New York who. has saved thousands of lives as the sole doctor permanently based in Sudan's war-ravaged Nuba Mountains where humanitarian aid is restricted. The Aurora Prize, granted by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf ofthe survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, was announced at a ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia..He was selected as the 2017 Aurora Prize laureate from more than 550 nominations submitted from 66 countries.

George Clooney, Academy Award-winning actor, Co-Founder of both The Sentry and Not On Our Watch, and Co-Chair of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee, commended Dr. Catena by stating, "As violence and war continue to threaten people's spirits and perseverance, it is important to recognize, empower and celebrate people like Dr. Catena who are selflessty helping others to not only survive, but thrive. Dr. Catena is a role model to us all, and yet another example of people on the ground truly making a difference.''

Dr. Catena will receive a $100,000 grant and the opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by donating the accompanying $1,000,000 award to organizations of his choice. Dr. Catena will donate the award to three organizations:

• African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), USA

• Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), USA

• Aktion Canchanabury, Germany

For the last nine years, Dr. Catena - known by locals as "Dr. Tom" - has been on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Mother of Mercy Catholic Hospital to care for the more than 750,000 citizens of Nuba amidst ongoing civil war between the Government of Sudan and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement Patients have been known to walk for up to seven days to receive treatment for injuries from bombing attacks and ailments varying from bone fractures to malhpurishment and malaria. It is estimated that Dr. Catena treats 500 patients per day and performs more than one thousand operations each year.

On being named the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate, Dr. Catena said, "We all have an obligation to look after our brothers and sisters. It is possible that every single person can make a contribution, and to recognize that shared humanity can lead to a brighter future. With my faith as my guide, I am honored to continue to serve the world and make it a better place."

"Dr. Catena is an inspiration for to anyone who has ever doubted humanity. Despite tremendous injustice and sacrifice, he has dedicated his life to ensuring that the next generation has a brighter future," said Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York> co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative (AHI), and Aurora Prize Selection Committee member. "His service to Others is an inspiration, and it is our hope that the individuals he has saved will continue the cycle of gratitude by becoming saviors themselves.''




Leading international humanitarian figures and Aurora Prize Selection Committee members, including Gareth Evans, Hina JtlanL Ley m ah G bo wee, 5hirin Ebadi, Ernesto Zedillo and Vartan Gregorian, were in attendance to celebrate the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate.

Dr. Catena was congratulated by Marguerite Barankitse, who was awarded the inaugural Aurora Prize in 2016 for her tireless commitment to restoring children's dignity and hope as the founder of Maison Shalom and the RE MA Hospital rn Burundi- She said, 'The Aurora Prize is so important to keeping hope alive for people around the world, and I am proud to be joined by such a humble and true role model as Dr. Catena. I applaud his selfless efforts in delivering love to all and congratulate him on this esteemed award."

Guests of the Aurora Prize Ceremony also honored the exceptional contributions of the other four 2017 Aurora Prize finalists: Ms. Fartuun Adan and Ms. llwad Elman, the Founders of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in Somalia; Ms. Jamila Afghani, the Chairperson ofthe Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization in Afghanistan; Mr. Muhammad Darwish, a medical doctor at the Madaya Field Hospital in Syria; and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecological surgeon and Founder of the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Dr. Catena embodies the spiritof the.Aurora Prize, and we extend our deepest gratitude to him and the people and organizations around the world that support and inspire him to continue his noble work despite immensely challenging conditions/" said Ruben Vardanyan, cp-fpunder of AHI and United World College at Dilijan. "We are honored to share his story with the world to shed light on the goodwill that exists in the world so that helping others becomes part of our global culture."

The naming of the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate follows the release of the Aurora Humanitarian Index, the second annual global public Opinion survey that gauges attitudes towards humanitarian responsibility, the effectiveness of humanitarian intervention and individuals' motivations to intervene on behalf of others, the Index found that support for humanitarian action is On a steep decline, and that a rise in populism around the world is affecting the public's perception of efforts made to aid refugees around the world.

"We hope the findings from this year's Aurora Humanitarian Index serve as motivation for individuals around the world to not only understand their capacity for meaningful impact, but be inspired to act upon it," said NoubarAfeyan, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative. Through the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, we encourage those touched by Dr. Gatenafs selfless work to make their own mark on the world by expanding the circle of saviors, and most importantly survivors. It is possible for us all to play a role in renewing hope in humanity."




NOTES TO EDITORS

About the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity On beharf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, an Aurora Prize Laureate will be honored each year between 20i5 and 2023 (in remembrance of the eight years ofthe Armenian Genocide 1915-1923) with a US$100,000 grant as well as the unique opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating organizations thatlrispired their work for a US$1,000,000 award. Recipients will be recognized for the exceptional impact of their actions on preserving human life, and advancing humanitarian causes.

the Aurora Prize Selection Committee includes Nobel Laureates'Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee; former president of Ireland Mary Robinson; human rights activist Hi ha Jilani; former foreign minister of Australia and President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group Gareth Evans; former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo; President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian; and Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian George Clooney.

About the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative

Founded oh behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocideand in gratitude to their saviors, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to empower modern-day saviors to offer life and hope to those in urgent heed of basic humanitarian aid arid thus continue the cycle of giving internationally. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is Gratitude in Action. It is an eight-year commitment (2015 to 2023, in remembrance ofthe eight years of the Armenian Genocide 1915-1923) to support people and promote projects that tackle the needs ofthe most helpless and destitute, and do so at great risk. This is achieved through the Initiative's various programs: The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues, the Aurora Humanitarian Index, the Gratitude Projects and the 100 LIVES Initiative. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is the vision of philanthropists Vartan Gregorian. Noubar Afevan and Ruben Vardanyan who have, already in the.secdnd year, been joined by several dozen new donors and partners. The Initiative welcomes all who embrace a commitment to our shared humanity.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is represented by three organizations-Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation, Inc., (New York, USA), the 100 Lives Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland) and the I De A Foundation (Yerevan, Armenia).

Further information is available at www.auroraprize.com.

Media contact information: [email protected] Photography and videos for media use: www.Au roraPrizeMedia.com




FIVE FINALISTS SELECTED FOR AURORA PRIZE FOR AWAKENING HUMANITY IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR INSPIRING ACTS OF COMPASSION

Ultimate Aurora Prize Laureate to Receive US$1,000,000 Award to Amplify Humanitarian Work

24 APRIL 2017 - YEREVAN— The Selection Committee for the Aurora Prize for Awakening

Humanity has today announced the names of the five 2017 finalists who have been chosen for

their exceptional impact, courage and commitment to preserving human Fife and advancing

humanitarian causes. They are:

• Ms. Fartuun Adan and Kite, llwad Elman, Founders of the Elman Peace and Human

Rights Centre, Somalia — Mother and daughter who are unwavering in their mission to

protect human rights, women's rights, and facilitate peace building, development and the

rehabilitation of child soldiers amidst insecure and dangerous conditions

• Ms. Jamila Afghani, Chairperson ofthe Noor Educational and Capacity

Development Organization, Afghanistan - A polio victim who accidentally received

the gift of reading and has dedicated her life to bringing reading and education to girts

and women, while enlisting the help of Muslim leaders of faith in her mission.

• Dr. Tom Catena, Surgeon at the Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains,

Sudan - A Catholic missionary and doctor who for nearly a decade remains the only

permanent doctor to treat the remote and war-torn region's half-million population,

performing more than 1,000 operations each year

• Mr. Muhammad Darwish, Medical Doctor at the Madaya Field Hospital, Syria - A

studerit of dentistry returned to his hometown and took on the full responsibilities of a

medical doctor, began to perform medical procedures, offered care and maintained

meticulous documentation of the conditions of patients, many of them children, affected

by persisting violence, thus bringing international attention to the besieged area

• Dr. Denis Mukwege, Gynecological Surgeon and Founder of the Panzi Hospital,

The Democratic Republic of the Congo An obstetrician turned gynecological

surgeon who is providing physical, psychological and legal support to more than 30,000

survivors of sexual violence in the war-torn country while fearlessly seeking to bring to

justice those responsible

The finalists will be honored at the Aurora Prize Ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia on May 28,

2017 when one will be chosen as the 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate. The Aurora Prize Laureate

will receive a grant of US$100,000 to support the continuation of their work, as well as a

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US$1,000,000 award, which will give them the unique ability to continue the cycle of giving by

supporting organizations that ha ve inspired their work.

The Selection Committee, co-chaired by Academy Ayyard-winning actor and humanitarian

George Ctooney, includes Nobel Laureates Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi and Leymah Gbowee;

former president of Ireland Mary Robinson; human rights activist Hina Jilani; former Foreign

Minister of Australia and President Emeritus ofthe International Crisis Group Gareth Evans; and

former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo. The Committee shortlisted the five finalists from

more than 550 nominations for 254 unique candidates submitted by the general public from 66

countries and in 13 languages.

Speaking on behalf of the Aurora Prize Selection Committee, Vartan Gregorian, Committee

Member, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and co-founder of the Aurora

Humanitarian Initiative said, "We are gratified by the enormous response generated by the call

for nominations. It is an acknowledgment of our shared humanity and values. While geography

and circumstances differ for each nominee, it is the similarities that unite them all. Individual

human beings risk their own well-being arid safety in order to rescue those in desperate need of

help, and it is Aurora's mission to support these saviors. We believe that those who are rescued

will themselves continue the cycle of gratitude and giving."

Marguerite Barankitse from Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital in Burundi was named the first

Aurora Prize Laureate on April 24, 2016 in Yerevan, Armenia. Following the hprrifying

experience of being forced to witness the execution of 72 Hutu neighbors Whom she tried to

hide to keep safe from persecution, Ms. Barankitse, a futsi, has spent the last 20 years

providing safe haven for orphans and refugees escaping violence and abuse during her

country's civil war. She has rescued and educated roughly 30,000 children, arid the hospital she

opened in 2008 has treated more than 80,000 patients to date.

"Children from Brazil to Ethiopia to the many Burundian refugees in Rwanda are thriving today

because they now have the love, education and support they need, thanks to the generous

backing of the 2016 Aurora Prize," said Barahkitse. "The powerful work of the 2017 finalists is

truly awe-inspiring. These individuals embody the spirit of gratitude in action by keeping hope

alive for so many of our brothers and sisters around the world. Their work is destined to unleash

the hurriari potential for love."




The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was established in'2015 by the Aurora Humanitarian

Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors.

The Aurora Prize will honor an, Aurora Laureate each year until 2023, in remembrance of the

eight years of the Armenian Genocide (1915 -1923).

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Notes to Editors

Ms. Fartuun Adan and Ms. llwad Elman

Fartuun Adah is the Executive Director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre,

(EPHRC) an NGO based in Mogadishu, Somalia. In 1996, Somali warlords assassinated her

husband for his peace-making efforts. Since then, Ms. Adan has championed human rights,

peace-building, development, and the rehabilitation of child.soldiers across Somalia, often under

insecure and dangerous conditions. In 2010, Ms. Adan initiated the Sister Somalia program to

support gender-based violence victims who had survived rapes and/or escaped forced

marriages. She established Somalia's first sexual violence hotline and rape crisis center in

Mogadishu in 2011. To date, the center has served over 400 Somali women and girls; offering

counselling and medical services, business start-up kits and funds, entrepreneurial skills

training, and relocation to a safe place. Ms. Adan's 27-year-old daughter, llwad Elman is her

mother's partner in the work of EPHRC. Ms. Adan has received an International Women of

Courage Award from the United States Department of State in addition to an award from the

government of Germany for her work with the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre. In 20t5,

Ms. Adan and Ms. Elman received the Glertsman International Activist Award from Harvard

University.

IMs. Jamila Afghani

Jamila Afghani is the founder of the Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization.

She works with families to support the acceptance of girls' schooling in rural areas and engages

with thousands of imams to deliver sermons on the importance pf educating women and

women's rights, defending their rights under both Islamic and international law. Ms. Afghani has

worked in the field of education since her graduation, serving Afghan youths in the refugee

camps in Peshawar. Her social and economic projects for the empowerment of women, youths

and children operate in 18 provinces of Afghanistan. She has received the "Religious

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Peacemaker Award" from the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding and many

national and international awards.

Dr. Tom Catena Since 2007, Dr. Tom Catena, a Catholic missionary from Amsterdam, NY, has been the only

doctor permanently based in Sudan's war-ravaged Nuba Mountains, which has a population of

more than half a million people. Dr. Catena typically treats up to 400 patients in a day and is on

call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Patients have been known to Walk for seven days to

receive treatment from him and typically visit the hospital with injuries from bombing attacks and

ailments varying from bone fractures to malnourishment and malaria. Limited by his

surroundings. Dr. Catena sometimes uses decades-old treatments and often doesn't have

electricity or running water at his disposal. He estimates that he performs more than a thousand

operations a year. Dr. Catena was an Aurora Prize Finalist in 2016, and is globally regarded as

a preeminent humanitarian medical professional.

Mr. Muhammad Darwish

Muhammad Darwish is a 26-year-old dentist from the besieged town of Madaya, Syria. While

many doctors in Syria have fled violence and systematic attacks on hospitals and medical

personnel, Darwish chose to return to Madaya. He is one of the three remaining doctors there,

serving a population of more than 40,000 people. Darwish was targeted and threatened by

Syrian government forces on multiple occasions because of his humanitarian work. By

meticulously documenting the conditions of his patients, many of whom are children, Darwish

has brought international attention to the conditions in Madaya.

Dr. Denis Mukwege

Dr. Denis Mukwege founded the Panzi Hospital in 1999 in response to the devastating war that

surrounded his community in the eastern provinces ofthe Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Since 1999, Dr. Mukwege and his staff have helped to care for more than 30,000 survivors of

sexual violence. In addition to treating survivors' physical wounds, the hospital provides legal,

and psycho-social services for its patients. Dr. Mukwege has been fearless in his efforts to

increase protections for women and to advocate that-those responsible for sexual violence be

brought to justice, including the Congolese government and militia groups laying siege to the

eastern DRG. Dr. Mukwege has received numerous honors and awards including the 2014

Sakharov Prize. He has been named one of the Top 50 World's Greatest Leaders by Fortune

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Magazine (2016), nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize, and has received an

honorary doctorate from Harvard University.

2017 Nominated Organizations

Each Finalist was invited to nominate up to three organizations to receive the $1 million award.

Ms. Fartuun Adan and Ms. llwad Elman

• Elman Peace & Human Rights Centre, Somalia

• Vive Zene, Center for Therapy and Rehabilitation, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Panzi Foundation, USA and DRC

Ms. Jamila Afghani

• Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality & Equality (WISE), USA

• Tanenbaum Center for Interreligidus Understanding, USA

• Karama Network of Advocacy and Human Rights (KNAHR), Afghanistan

Dr. Tom Catena

• African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), USA

• Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), USA

• Aktion Canchanabury, Germany

Mr. Muhammad Darwish

• Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Switzerland

Dr. Denis Mukwege, Panzi Foundation in USA and DRC

• Yennenga Progress (Sweden)

• L'Association des Victimes, Parents et Amies du 28 Septembre 2009 (AVIPA), Guinea

About the Aujrbra Prize for Awakening Humanity

On behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors, an Aurora

Prize Laureate will be honored each year between 2015 arid 2023 (in nemerhbrance of the eight

years of the Armenian Genocide 1915-1923) with a US$100,000 grant as well as the unique

opportunity to continue the cycle of giving by nominating organizations that inspired their work

for a US$1,000,000 award . Recipients will be recognized for the exceptional impact of their

actions on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes.

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The Aurora Prize Selection Corrimittee includes Nobel Laureates Oscar Arias, Shirin Ebadi and

Leymah Gbowee; former president of Ireland Mary Robinson; human rights activist Hina Jilani;

former foreign minister of Australia and President Emeritus of trie Irrternational Crisis Group

Gareth Evans; former president of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo; President of the Carnegie

Corporatiori of New York Vartan Gregorian; and Academy Award-winning actor and

humanitarian George Clooney.

Further information is available at www.auroraDrize.com

About the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative

Founded on behalf ofthe survivors ofthe Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors,

the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to empower modern-day saviors to offer life and hope

to those in urgent need Of baste humarntanan aid and thus continue the cycle of giving

internationally. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is Gratitude in Action. It is an eight-year

commitment (2015 to 20:23, in remembrance ofthe eight years ofthe Armenian Genocide 191.5-

1923) to support people and promote projects that tackle the needs of the most helpless and

destitute, and do so at great risk. This is achieved through the Initiative's various programs: The

Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues, the Aurora Humanitarian Index,

the Gratitude Projects and the 100 LIVES Initiative. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is the

vision of philanthropists Vartan Gregorian. Noubar Afevan and Ruben Vardanvari who have,

already in the second year, been joined by several dozen new donors and partners. The

Initiative welcomes all who embrace a commitment to our shared humanity.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is represented by three organizations - Aurora Humanitarian

Initiative Foundation, Inc. (New York, USA), the 100 Lives Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland)

and the IDeA Foundation (Yerevan, Armenia).

Further information is available at www.auroraprize.com.

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