Campaign on the occasion of the International Day against Military Spending on 17 April 2012
On the occasion of the second “International Day against Military Spending” on 17 April 2012 nobel prize laureates and academia as well as representatives of trade unions and non-governmental organisations address the public with a global appeal "Disarmament for Sustainable Development". They demand a disarmament plan for development and the inclusion of "peace" as a topic area at the World Conference Rio plus 20 in June 2012.
In recent weeks, a campaign to promote peace and understanding between Israel and Iran has garnered an incredible amount of attention through a profoundly simple message: we love you.
TransConflict announces the launch of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformaton (GCCT), which is comprised of over forty organizations from a variety of countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Uganda, Burundi, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland.
Placing genocide within an appropriate legal context is the best path to reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia. Aljazeera opinion piece by Richard Falk and Hilal Elver
"It is common knowledge that the Armenian diaspora has long been seeking to induce key governments around the world to make formal declarations to the effect that what happened in 1915 was in fact "genocide", and some 25 governments have done so, as have many lesser political entities such as sub-divisions of the state or cities. These efforts to legalise historical truth, as distinct from mourning historical events, is itself a political gimmick that does little to resolve the dispute, and makes diplomatic compromise more difficult and accommodation virtually impossible.
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows reflects on 10th anniversary of attacks
At the 10th anniversary of the attacks in New York and Washington, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, the organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who united to turn their grief into action for peace has released a statement. In addition, a new initiative '911 stories Our Voices, Our Choices' has been launched.
