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World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2013 - Don't let our future dry up World Social Forum 2008 and 2009: Meeting defines mobilisation schedule for process and working groups
"Land restoration is increasingly recognized as an important factor in fostering peace and sustainable development, locally, and globally. " "The meeting had two main agendas: the preparation for the week and day of mobilisation and global action (January 26 2008) and discussions on the first initiatives towards 2009 event organisation"
We can end world hunger if we end violence to women. World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil
"the G8 Summit in Ireland next week . . . should clear part of its agenda for an initiative to ensure the safety of women, thus the safety of food, if it is to accomplish its mandate to act on matters related to world economic matters " "the indigenous peoples spoke as an important voice of the forum ... They came in their warpaint; one indigenous woman explained to me that they consider themselves engaged in a fight to save their forest from exploitation and destruction "
New report calls for 'extended leadership' on sustainability Culture of Peace Advocacy at the UN: Education about Peace Education
"business has both the reasons and resources needed to chart the course toward a more sustainable global economy, and to pull governments, consumers and other critical actors along with them " "With the creation of a Culture of Peace Working Group in Geneva, we are now working together with other NGOs to focus on the Human Right to Peace"
Human Development Report 2013 - The Rise of the South Culture of Peace Advances Despite Media Silence
"The 2013 Report identifies four specific areas of focus for sustaining development momentum: enhancing equity, including on the gender dimension; enabling greater voice and participation of citizens, including youth; confronting environmental pressures; and managing demographic change " "700 organizations participating from over 100 countries in the 2005 World Report on the Culture of Peace ... report provides the first comprehensive view of the progress of the global movement for a culture of peace, since it was called for in 1999 by United Nations Resolution A/53/243. "
Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2013 - El ascenso del Sur: The Colonel Who Saved the Earth
"El Informe 2013 identifica cuatro áreas específicas de enfoque para sostener el impulso del desarrollo: mejora de la igualdad, incluida la dimensión de género; dotación de voz y participación a los ciudadanos, incluidos los jóvenes; confrontación de presiones ambientales; y manejo del cambio demográfico " "Had Petrov cracked and triggered a response, Soviet missiles would have rained down on U.S. cities"
Rapport sur le développement humain 2013 - L’essor du Sud The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"Le Rapport 2013 met en lumière quatre domaines d’action spécifiques pour maintenir la dynamique du développement. Il s’agit d’encourager l’équité, notamment dans la dimension du genre, d’accroître la représentation et la participation des citoyens, notamment des jeunes, d’affronter les problèmes environnementaux et de gérer les mutations démographiques " "A group of Human Rights 'elders' has a sign-up page on the Internet to garner a billion signatures this year for the 60th Anniversary ... I appeal to all CPNN readers to assess their feelings about the UDHR and to consider participating in this endeavor."
State of Urban Youth Report 2012-2013: Youth in the Prosperity of Cities Gathering the Pieces of Peace
"The events of the Arab Spring demonstrated that youth can be a powerful social force for positive change. " "I thought the best way to reach people was using the internet so I created a site ... with the aim to connect the web sites to each other that support world peace. "
IIPT and Skål set goal to dedicate 300 Peace Towns and Villages The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011
"A Peace Town or Village will therefore be actively committed to promoting values of tolerance, non- violence, gender equality, human rights, youth empowerment, environmental awareness, and sustainable social and economic development " " It is the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s hope that the prize to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman will help to bring an end to the suppression of women that still occurs in many countries, and to realise the great potential for democracy and peace that women can represent. "
Amnesty International Report 2013: world increasingly dangerous for refugees and migrants Book Publication: Peace: A World History
"Respect for state sovereignty cannot be used as an excuse for inaction. The UN Security Council must consistently stand up to abuses that destroy lives and force people to flee their homes. " "Peace: A World History is the first study to explore the full spectrum of peace and peacemaking from prehistoric to contemporary times in a single volume aimed at improving their prospects."
Rapport d'Amnesty International 2013 : un monde de plus en plus dangereux pour les réfugiés et les migrants The gift of Change: The Global Youth Assembly 2007
"L'argument du respect de la souveraineté des États ne peut pas être utilisé comme une excuse pour rester passif. . . Le Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies doit s'élever inlassablement contre les violations des droits humains qui détruisent des vies et forcent des personnes à quitter leur foyer " "a project to keep the momentum of the assembly going on; so this assembly would not have a dead end like most of the other youth "Things"."
Informe de Amnistía Internacional 2013: El mundo es un lugar cada vez más peligroso para personas refugiadas y migrantes Book Review of The Real Wealth of Nations
"El respeto a la soberanía del Estado no puede usarse como pretexto para la inacción. El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU debe hacer frente de forma coherente a los abusos que destruyen vidas y obligan a las personas a abandonar sus hogares. " "Eisler contributes by promoting a "new economics" and by recognizing the recent efforts by a number of economists to include measures of household work as an important part of a nation's economic output."
Report on the UN Millennium Development Goals: we can eliminate world poverty by 2030 Advocating for UPEACE at the UN
"an historic opportunity to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve sustainability and equality for all " "The UPEACE alumni advocacy team met with 30 UN missions, 10 UN agencies, and 7 NGOs. The project was highlighted by two events, each with over 100 individuals in attendance. "
New United Nations Initiative to Boost Family Planning Services for Countries in Transition The Peace Gong Article- and Poster-making competition on Peace
"A new level of partnership . . . was launched by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) " "The aim of the competition is to promote critical thinking abilities amongst children on non-violent methods of resolving conflicts; understand the causes and impact of conflicts in their own communities and how resolution of these conflicts leads to a culture of peace "
UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy They had to listen! Lobbying for a culture of peace at the UN
"By championing Open Access for its publications, UNESCO reinforces a fundamental goal of an Intergovernmental Organization - to ensure that all the knowledge it creates is made available to the widest possible audience " "We, the youth, are proud to be part of the global movement for a culture of peace and invite others to take initiative, inspire and be inspired and never, never, take no for an answer!"
L'UNESCO va rendre ses publications accessibles gratuitement dans le cadre de sa nouvelle politique de libre accès Sir Joseph Rotblat: A Legacy of Peace (1908 – 2005)
"Par cette nouvelle politique, l’UNESCO remplit sa vocation fondamentale d’Organisation intergouvernementale en s’assurant que les connaissances qu’elle génère soient rendues accessibles à un public aussi large que possible " "'Morality,' he wrote, 'is at the core of the nuclear issue: are we going to base our world o a culture of peace or on a culture of war?'"