Blogs
This page features blog posts and updates from Peace SOS.
Topics include peacebuilding efforts, humanitarian concerns, and reflections on current events.
Daily suffering and continuous siege in Taiz, Yemen
The civilians in the city of Taiz, under siege from the Houthi group (Ansar Allah) have been suffering on a daily basis for the last six years. This siege is characterized by a complete restriction of movement between the center of the governorate and its countryside...
The missing hope of the Yemeni people and the long-awaited dream
The dream weaving through the hearts of all Yemenis to stop the war and the shooting, was at that time nothing but a dream that might come true. My heartfelt desire is for the Yemenis to achieve their wishes to follow their hearts without the ever-present buzzing of...
Life in Yemen is an unbearable hell
Things got out of control in Yemen, which was burdened with devastating conflicts. The situation became catastrophic, unbearable to wait, and increasing day by day. Citizens are looking for someone to support them. Others suffer pain and share their pain and...
Ukraine and Russia need to develop a peace culture
When the war machine roars about violent defense of absolute sovereignty of nations, we should see the big picture, because this conflict is not just about Ukraine, it is about the emergence of global governance and two approaches to it, governance by gun and military...
A message from Ukraine
Dear friends in the Netherlands! We are deeply grateful and inspired by your solidarity and active support of peace in and around Ukraine. The Ukrainian Pacifist Movement condemns all military actions from the sides of Russia and Ukraine in the context of current...
Will Truth Invade Ukraine?
A month ago I published an article, in which I suggested that both West and East share equal responsibility for preventing the escalation toward major war in Ukraine. The reason for that is clear and simple. Unfortunately, Ukraine became a battlefield of the new cold...
Everyday life during the war in Somalia
S. experienced the war in Somalia as a child. She talks about this and the impact it has had on her life. “When I hear a loud bang unexpectedly, my body automatically goes into shock.” “When I told my classmates at primary school that I had been through a war, they...
Nahid foundation supports widows and their children in Kabul
In 2004, after the Taliban era, I had the opportunity to go to Kabul, Afghanistan with an Afghan refugee, to visit her family. Many children and their mothers (widows) roamed the streets, without a roof over their heads. The boys tried to do small chores so that they...
The impact of endemic wars and climate change in South Sudan
South Sudan is the youngest nation in the world. It gained its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 after twenty one (21) years of intense civil war. The war claimed 2.5 million lives and was brought to an end in January 2005 through a negotiated peace deal known...
Justdiggit’s mission of cooling down the planet: By empowering millions of African farmers to regreen their land
Did you know that by applying nature-based solutions we can mitigate global warming by 37%? That’s why Justdiggit is on a mission to regreen Africa in the next 10 years. By inspiring and empowering millions of subsistence farmers to restore their degraded lands, they...
A letter from a bereaved mother to Israeli Prime Minister Bennett
To Prime Minister Bennett: How pleased we were to see you finally meeting with the most important leader of the free world, President Biden. This was your chance for a new opportunity to create a bi-partisan relationship and repair some of the damage made by your...
The Use of Starvation by Warring Parties in Yemen as a Method of Warfare
Mwatana and GRC release “Starvation Makers” report Sana’a/The Hague – Warring parties in Yemen have deliberately deprived civilians of objects essential to their survival (OIS), starving them, in some cases to death, over the course of the conflict, Mwatana for Human...