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Work for peace for Ukraine at NATO summit
On 11 and 12 July, the NATO summit will take place in Vilnius. The summit will discuss, among other things, the war in Ukraine and nuclear deterrence and defence. The North Atlantic Treaty that is the basis of NATO begins with the words, "The parties to this Treaty...
Amid Soaring Poverty and Hunger, Amnesty Demands ‘Universal Social Protection’ Worldwide by Jake Johnson Common Dreams
"We cannot continue to look away as inequality soars, and those struggling are left to suffer," said Amnesty International's secretary-general. With global poverty and hunger rising amid the intertwining crises of war, public health emergencies, and climate change,...
The Quest for World Peace by Abaho Gift Conrad
World peace is a term that encompasses the collective aspirations of individuals and nations around the globe. It refers to the absence of violence, war, and conflict, and the promotion of harmony, cooperation, and understanding between all peoples. The quest for...
The Quest for World Peace by Abaho Gift Conrad
World peace is a term that encompasses the collective aspirations of individuals and nations around the globe. It refers to the absence of violence, war, and conflict, and the promotion of harmony, cooperation, and understanding between all peoples. The quest for...
A call for more and new diplomacy: for a ceasefire and peace in Ukraine
At a meeting of the UN Security Council, UN Secretary-General Guterres recently warned that tension between the major powers is historically high as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. There is also a risk of conflict due to setbacks or miscalculations, Guterres...
Dear world leaders, we need a huge number of food bombs, not nuclear bombs! By Guinness Madasamy, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee 2023
As we are well aware, Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons to deter other countries from interfering with the invasion of Ukraine. There were also reports that President Putin had instructed to make preparations for them to be used in the event of an...
Projects
Food action by singer Tsiverilaza and team in Southern Madagascar
The Malagasy singer Tsiverliza, his wife Saskia, a team of dedicated volunteers in Madagascar and Peace SOS teamed up to offer help to the poorest people in the southern region of the country, where drought, hunger, and poverty leads to a worrisome struggle for...
Solar lamps with mobile chargers for people in Burundi
Together with our partners Burundian Women for Peace and Development (BWPD) and World Solar Fund Peace SOS provides solar lamps with mobile chargers for people in Burundi. Burundi is a small country in East Africa and one of the poorest in the world. Nevertheless,...
Help the angels in Gaza provide food for vulnerable people in Gaza
During the war in May 2021 at least 222 people, including 63 children, were killed in Gaza and 12 people died in Israel as a result of the fighting. Over 90% of the water from the Gaza aquifer is undrinkable. Nevertheless, there is a point of light in the darkness....
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!).
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