Aankomend evenement
Peace SOS voor Oekraïne: Staakt-het-vuren en vredesonderhandelingen
Zaterdag, 25 Februari – 14:00 uur tot 15:00 uur op de Dam, Amsterdam / t.o. het paleis
Kom je ook naar de Dam in Amsterdam, tegenover het Paleis, op zaterdag 25 februari 2023 van 14.00 tot 15.00 voor vrede in Oekraïne? De oorlog in Oekraïne duurt nu al een jaar, sinds de Russische invasie. General Mark Miley geeft een schatting van 40.000 burgers die omgekomen zouden zijn en ongeveer 100.000 Oekraïense soldaten en 100.000 Russische soldaten die omgekomen of gewond zijn geraakt in de oorlog (BBC). De symbolische klok van the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists die aangeeft hoe dicht de mensheid is bij een apocalyps die door de mensheid zelf veroorzaakt is (de doemdagklok) staat nu grotendeels door de oorlog in Oekraïne op 90 seconden voor middennacht. Dichterbij middennacht dan ooit, een kernoorlog dreigt.
Wij willen graag dat het leven gekoesterd wordt. Het leven van mensen moet gespaard worden. We vinden dat de oorlog moet stoppen. Dat kan door een wederzijds staakt-het-vuren en vredesonderhandelingen. We willen vrede, liefde en licht. Voor een Oekraïne, een Wereld Waarin Alle Kinderen Kunnen Spelen.
Neem voor de vredesdemonstratie gerust hartjes en afbeeldingen van vredesduiven mee. Het evenement is gratis en vindt plaats tegenover het Paleis op de Dam. We maken een stiltekring, afhankelijk van de situatie.
De vredesdemonstratie wordt ondersteund door de volgende organisaties:
- Burundian Women for Peace and Development
- Christian Peacemaker Teams
- International Peace Bureau (Berlijn)
- Kerk en Vrede
- MasterPeace
- Noelhuis
- NVMP-Artsen voor Vrede
- Peace SOS
- Platform Vrouwen voor Duurzame Vrede (PVDV)
- Religies voor Vrede
- Sant’Egidio
- Stichting voor Actieve Geweldloosheid (SVAG)
- The Hague Peace Projects
- United Religions Initiative
- Universal Peace Federation Nederland
- Vrede Enschede
- Vredesbeweging Pais
- Vredesmissies zonder Wapens
- Women’s Federation for World Peace Nederland
- World Beyond War
Ga hier naar het Facebook Evenement op de Facebookpagina van Peace SOS,
Coming Event
Peace SOS for Ukraine: Ceasefire and Peace Negotiations
Saturday, February 25 – 2pm to 3pm at Dam Square, Amsterdam / opp. the Palace
Will you also come to Dam Square in Amsterdam, opposite the Palace, on Saturday February 25, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm for peace in Ukraine? The war in Ukraine has been going on for a year now, since the Russian invasion. General Mark Miley estimates 40,000 civilians killed and about 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers and 100,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded in the war (BBC). The symbolic clock of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists that indicates how close humanity is to a man-made apocalypse (the doomsday clock) is now set at 90 seconds to midnight, largely because of the war in Ukraine. Closer to midnight than ever, nuclear war looms.
We want life to be cherished. People’s lives must be spared. We believe the war must end. This can be done through a mutual ceasefire and peace negotiations. We want peace, love and light. For a Ukraine, a World Where All Children Can Play.
- Burundian Women for Peace and Development
- Christian Peacemaker Teams
- International Peace Bureau (Berlijn)
- Kerk en Vrede
- MasterPeace
- Noelhuis
- NVMP-Artsen voor Vrede
- Peace SOS
- Platform Vrouwen voor Duurzame Vrede (PVDV)
- Religies voor Vrede
- Sant’Egidio
- Stichting voor Actieve Geweldloosheid (SVAG)
- The Hague Peace Projects
- United Religions Initiative
- Universal Peace Federation Nederland
- Vrede Enschede
- Vredesbeweging Pais
- Vredesmissies zonder Wapens
- Women’s Federation for World Peace Nederland
- World Beyond War
Click here to go the Facebook Event at the Peace SOS Facebookpage.
Correspondence
OPEN LETTER – RESOLUTION TO BE PRESENTED AT THE UN CONCERNING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FOR UKRAINE
OPEN LETTER – RESOLUTION TO BE PRESENTED AT THE UN CONCERNING PEACE NEGOTIATIONS FOR UKRAINE
Re: Resolution to be presented at the UN concerning peace negotiations for Ukraine
Bussum, the Netherlands, 21 November 2022
Your Excellency,
Greetings from all of us, various peace organizations and peace lovers from all over the world. Also from people from inside Ukraine.
We would like to draw your attention to the suffering of the people in Ukraine. We are shocked by the people dying every day in Ukraine and the threat of a nuclear war. We hope that all lives will be respected and cherished: the lives of the innocent children, the lives of all the civilians, the lives of all the soldiers. We hope that the war in Ukraine will be over soon. That peace will come and that humanitarian aid will be provided. Peace negotiations for Ukraine are needed now. The Black Sea Grain Initiative gives us hope.
Open letter – Reaction to President Raisi’s speech at the United Nations General Assemblee 77
Open letter: Reaction to President Raisi’s speech at the United Nations General Assemblee 77
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. Dr. Ebrahim Raisi
Bussum, 25 September 2022
Your Excellency,
Greetings from the Netherlands in Europe! The press section of the Iranian embassy in the Netherlands sent us your speech for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. We are grateful for the opportunity to give our feedback.
But first please allow me to briefly introduce myself and Peace SOS.
Open letter – PLEASE EXTEND THE TRUCE, LET ALL CHILDREN PLAY IN YEMEN
Open Letter – Please extend the truce, let all the children play in Jemen
Your Excellencies, Your Highnesses,
As citizens, our hearts cry for all the people in the world suffering from violence, starvation and illness due to war. This applies especially for the children and people of Yemen. The situation is tragic. According to David Gressly, the humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, the numbers of people in need are still staggering. Over 23 million people –almost three-quarters of Yemen’s population – now need assistance.
Nevertheless, the truce brings hope to the Yemeni people. According to OCHA Yemen, since the truce began civilian casualties decreased and humanitarian access was enhanced.
Projects
Providing vegetables, fruits and clothes to displaced families in camps in Yemen
Ebrahim Saif of Peace SOS Yemen has been providing emergency aid to 120 displaced families in camps in Dobah Kharg, Al-Shamayatayn Directorate, Yemen. The health of the people in the camps is bad and deteriorating fast, as they do not have enough food and due to the...
Helping the children and staff of a juvenile home in Taiz, Yemen
For almost six years now, the ongoing fighting in Taiz and blockade of main roads in and out of the city has resulted in the evacuation of its juvenile home. There is hardly any support for the children and staff, despite their desperate need for it. The lack of food...
Food baskets for the people in Taiz, Yemen
To help vulnerable displaced families in different areas in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, Peace SOS donated food baskets to 270 people, including 98 children, 63 women, 70 men, 29 elderly, and 19 people with special needs. The distribution took place in late March 2022 so...
Latest blogs / Interviews
Let China mediate to prevent further escalation of war in Ukraine
China’s foreign minister recently called for peace talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The security interests of all sides should be safeguarded in the process. President Zelensky promised to hold talks with President Xi Jinping. The Netherlands and other...
Action for Women & Children Concern (AWCC): Protracted Armed Conflicts and Climate Change obstacles to realisation of SDGs in Somalia
Somalia has a population of 12,316,895 according to the UNFPA population survey in 2014 and currently 7.5 million people – over ½ of the Somali population – are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Protracted armed conflicts, insecurities and climate...
A Bio-cultural Heritage for Humanity
From October 19 to 23, 2022, Chaikuni’s Permaculture Center was hosting an exceedingly important event with over 40 participants from 22 representative indigenous organizations from Brazil and Peru, their allies, as well as donors from the United States and Norway(1)....
Let China mediate to prevent further escalation of war in Ukraine
China’s foreign minister recently called for peace talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The security interests of all sides should be safeguarded in the process. President Zelensky promised to hold talks with President Xi Jinping. The Netherlands and other...
Niger could face its worst food crisis in the next few years
This is what can be deduced by following the second part of the 6th assessment report Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made public last Monday. Produced by 270 scientists from 67 different countries, the summary of this report has been validated by the...
The need for peace between Pakistan and India
Background In the present world Pakistan and India are two neighbouring countries in South Asia. Both of these countries obtained independence from British colonial rule in 1947. This resulted in the biggest migration of humans in history when 20 million inhabitants...
A WORLD IN WHICH ALL CHILDREN CAN PLAY
During the war in Syria we had contact with the girls Noor and Alaa. At the time, from a besieged Eastern Ghouta, they made an appeal for help. Fortunately, they are now safe. Sadly, for many other children and adults, this is not the case; they are still living amid the violence of war or in refugee camps. By sharing calls like those of Noor and Alaa, we aim to amplify voices for peace. These kinds of powerful images also show that we as adults have a responsibility to ensure that we treat each other well, so that A world in which all children can play becomes reality.
Other sources of inspiration also underlie this aim. Such as Loesje’s poster, and an interview with someone on UNICEF Radio 1 who said that children were completely silent in the refugee camps. Our mission is broadly formulated: to promote peace via peaceful means, human rights and to end poverty. We also want to give a voice to other people and organizations that are committed to this. Especially if they come up with innovative solutions.
To everyone who can hear me we are in danger please help us before it's too late #EastGhouta#Syria #SaveGhouta pic.twitter.com/321YhYjWow
— Noor And Alaa (@Noor_and_Alaa) February 19, 2018
Public Peace Negotiations in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square (2017). Organized by Minds of Peace.
For more information on the work of Sapir Handelman of Minds of Peace, see this short documentary that aired on BBC:
Books
The Frontlines of Peace by Séverine Autesserre
I had the opportunity to hear professor Séverine Autesserre lecture about her new book The Frontlines of Peace. She stresses the need to put “local actors in the driver’s seat.” Séverine paraphrases Paul Lederach, who believes that the best solutions to any conflict come from the people experiencing it. Nevertheless, she believes that top-down building remains crucial, because it can help to reinforce the achievements of local inhabitants.
Here I Am by May-May Meijer
Here I Am, is my book about my experiences with psychosis, depression and forced hospitalization. You might wonder why this book is paid attention to on the website of Peace SOS? During my psychosis, God showed the world through his eyes. His love for everything that lives. The bushes that seemed to want to touch me, the soil in the ground and all the organisms living in it, the snails communicating with each other. That is why I often say that we need to respect and cherish life. Life on earth is all interconnected.
World Peace: And how we can achieve it by Alex Bellamy
In his book World Peace: And how we can achieve it, Professor Alex Bellamy states that he thinks of peace as the absence and prevention of war and the management of conflict through peaceful means, implying some form of legitimate civic order. By ‘world’ peace he means the extension of these ideas globally. World peace doesn’t come from institutional arrangements or economics alone, but must also live within the hearts and minds of people.
Battling Injustice: 16 Women Nobel Peace Laureates by Supriya Vani
Supriya Vani interviewed many Nobel Peace laureates with the goal of inspiring people to work for peace. She wrote a preliminary article about her book for the website of Peace SOS, which can be found here.
The Women Nobel Peace Laureates are all beyond brave and inspiring and it is hard to mention only a couple of them. Bertha von Suttner wrote the book Die Waffen nieder! (Lay Down Your Arms!).
Peace SOS
info@peacesos.nl
IBAN: NL37TRIO0391163124
BIC Code: TRIONL2U
Dutch Chamber of Commerce
registration number: 65947355
ANBI
Dutch identification number for legal entities and associations
RSIN: 856328789
Contact
Contact us
Submit a blog
