The Ministry of Public Assistance was established in November 1918 , at the time when the second Government of the First Republic of Armenia was reorganizing . On April 8 , 1919 it was renamed “ The Ministry of Labor and Public Assistance ” . Until July 5 , 1919 the Ministry of Food used to organize food purchasing and distributing works . But , on July 5 , 1919 the Ministry of Food being dissolved , its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Labor and Public Assistance . On January 8 , 1920 the Ministry was renamed “ The Ministry of Reconstruction and Public Assistance ” . It comprised the Orphanage , Migration , Labor Organization , Medical and Sanitary , Labor Protection , Architecture and Construction Departments . 1918 – 1920 were particularly hard times ; the First World War , the Genocide of 1915 and lasting wars with the Turks had left behind hundreds of thousands of refugees . Finally , the Armenian people gained the independence they had been dreaming of for ages . The First Republic of Armenia was established , ready to move on and withstand all difficulties . Despite all these hardships , the Ministry of Reconstruction and Public Assistance had representatives both in Georgia and Azerbaijan , making allocations to fulfill the basic needs of the Armenians , living in Georgia and Azerbaijan . One Minister often headed up more than one Ministry at the time since there were problems within the Republic , as well as urgent issues related to borders ’ defense , weapon acquisition and foreign relations . In general , the Ministers of those times were literate and highly educated national leaders
Genocide of 1915
Armenian Genocide
Social protection in Armenia