Blogs
This page features blog posts and updates from Peace SOS.
Topics include peacebuilding efforts, humanitarian concerns, and reflections on current events.
Memorial protest for the children and journalists killed in Gaza
On November 4 this year, Plant een Olijfboom, Free Press Unlimited and Hilversum for Palestine organised a memorial protest with thousands of children’s shoes to commemorate the Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Palestinian authorities say that around 17,000...
The need to implement the laws for child rights in Pakistan
Pakistani children are vulnerable through many forms of physical, psychological and sexual violence and exploitation, including child trafficking and child labor that is a form of modern-day slavery. Pakistan ratified the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of...
More than 150 NGOs Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and End to Impunity amid a Spiralling Humanitarian Catastrophe and Escalating Regional Conflict
The Statement Decrying the World's Collective Failure Comes as French Government Convenes International Conference Today on Lebanon Read the statement Lire la déclaration en français 24 October 2024: In a stirring message to UN member states, a coalition of more than...
Think of the Palestinians and hostages in Gaza and start negotiating
At Peace SOS, we are in contact with a family in Gaza who provided vegetables to local vulnerable people in Gaza before war broke out there. They have two small children and have been evacuated nine times, each time looking for a place where they might be safe. The...
Zelensky’s plan for victory extremely risky
Ukrainian President Zelensky plans to present his victory plan on Saturday. He will do so during a meeting with allies at the US airbase Ramstein in western Germany. According to NOS correspondent Christiaan Paauwe, the victory plan would mainly amount to deploying...
El Nino-induced drought wreaking havoc in rural Nyanga Manicaland Province Zimbabwe
The El Nino-induced drought that has affected the majority of Southern African countries (SADC) has wreaked havoc in Kadzere rural Nyanga North, where communities are holding night vigils in order to secure the precious water that has become scarce and every homestead...
DR Congo: A Nation Longing for Peace
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a land of immense potential, blessed with vast natural resources and a rich cultural tapestry. Yet, for decades, the country has been grappling with conflict and instability. DRC with a long, complex conflict context: the...
A message of a father from Gaza
The good news is that the family, which provided vegetables for Peace SOS to people in need before the war started, is still alive in Gaza. The family consists of a man, his wife, their baby girl and a young boy. But they are suffering a lot. This is the message of a...
Diplomacy for peace in Ukraine urgently needed
Saturday 15 June sees the start of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. The summit is aimed at heads of state; NGOs are not invited. The aim is to contribute to fair and lasting peace in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky's peace proposal and other peace...
A message from Rafah, Gaza
“Our dear friend May .. Greetings, and after perhaps this is our last message that you will receive, write it for you and my heart is torn apart by the tragic circumstances we are going through. Unfortunately, the crossing will be closed during the ground operation of...
A cry for help from Rafah, Gaza
We may be unable to find words to describe what we are going through... We are trapped between gunfire and a separation border wall. We cannot advance, retreat, or return to our home, and there is no place to escape and survive. We only have to wait for death, and...
Save the people of Rafah and all of Gaza
In my recent article entitled Cherish the people of Gaza, I wrote about the importance of a permanent ceasefire, the release of hostages, clean drinking water, food, humanitarian and psychological aid for the people of Gaza, reconstruction, and the need for a lasting...