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	GLOBAL World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2013 - Don't let our future dry up Land restoration is increasingly recognized as an important factor in fostering peace and sustainable development, locally, and globally. Click here to read other articles on a global scale.	AFRICA Lomé Conference Sets Course for Africa-wide Cluster Munition Ban Together we can make our children proud. Now is Africa’s time to unite against cluster munition Click here to read other articles from Africa.	ARAB STATES AND MIDDLE EAST The International Peace in Syria Initiative Meets with Government and Opposition in Damascus and Lebanon a genuine solution to the conflict should arise from a political process and outcome consistent with basic democratic and human rights, Syrian sovereignty, principles of international law and international humanitarian law Click here to read other articles from Arab States and the Middle East.	EUROPE Protest to Stop Western Intervention in Syria The solution in Syria cannot lie in further militarising the conflict, or in intervention by Western powers Click here to read other articles from Europe.
	EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC Asian youth gather in Cambodia to discuss peace, development They would discuss challenges, share experiences and reflect their commitments to a significant and proactive role in building a culture of peace and development in the region in particular and the world at large Click here to read other articles from East Asia and Australia/Pacific.	SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Provincial Youth Conference on Peace, Harmony and role of Youth at Karachi the values of inter-religious and interethnic and inter-community harmony are needed to overcome deteriorating anarchy and chaos in the society Click here to read other articles from South and Central Asia.	LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Colombian Govt and FARC Reach Agreement on First Stage of Peace Talks the agreement is “the start of radical transformations in Colombia’s rural and agrarian reality with equity and democracy” Click here to read other articles from Latin America and Caribbean.	NORTH AMERICA The social justice goals of Culture of Peace Hamilton based on an interview with Gail Rappolt, one of its founding members the six principles of the UNESCO Manifesto 2000 as a common language for working toward social justice Click here to read other articles from North America.