CONVENTION: CITY OF PEACE
By Deblina Chakraborty, December 1, 2016, published in The Rotarian Though Atlanta has seen its share of violence and inequity over time, today it brims with reminders that there is another way. Get inspired while you’re visiting for the 2017 Rotary International Convention from 10 to 14 June. Take a [...]
New UN Chief Has New Year’s Resolution: ‘Put Peace First’
By Edith M. Lederer, January 2, 2017, published in the Boston Globe UNITED NATIONS — Antonio Guterres took the reins of the United Nations on New Year’s Day, making it clear that his top priority will be preventing crises and promoting peace. In the first minute after taking over as [...]
The 99 Best Things That Happened in 2016, From Ebola’s Eradication in West Africa to Saving the Manatees
By Angus Hervey, December 27, 2016, published in Quartz Our media feeds are echo chambers. And those echo chambers don’t just reflect our political beliefs: they reflect our feelings about human progress. Bad news can be a bubble too, so here’s some good stuff that also happened in 2016. Some [...]
The Economic Value of Peace
December 21, 2016, report from the Institute of Economics and Peace EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is the latest release by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) of its estimates of the economic impact of violence and conflict on the global economy. It provides an empirical basis to calculate the potential [...]
Attend the Presidential Peace Conference in Atlanta
December 19, 2016, shared from Rotary's End Polio Now Newsletter Join us 9-10 June for the Presidential Peace Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center. We’ll celebrate our work on the underlying causes of conflict and our successes in making peace a priority, while also looking ahead to opportunities to continue our [...]
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