Rotary World Peace Conference 2016
Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 There are three more days until the Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 in Ontario, California, which means you have a short time left to register for the event! "The mission of the Rotary World Peace Conference 2016 is to bring together experts with solutions to [...]
Women Build Pathways to Peace in South Sudan
By Jennifer L. Windsor, January 12, 2015, published in The Huffington Post South Sudanese women gather at the Join Me on the Bridge event sponsored by Women for Women International in Kubur William Payam, Lakes State, South Sudan on Saturday, March 3rd 2012. "We thought it was going to [...]
Diplomats Seek to Revive Afghan Peace Process
By Jessica Donati and Habib Khan Totakhil, January 10, 2016, published in the Wall Street Journal Afghan army soldiers take part in a military operation in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. PHOTO: ZUMA PRESS KABUL—Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the U.S. and China will [...]
US: The First Mural Museum in the World is a Culture of Peace Museum
By Joanne Tawfilis, January 3, 2015, published in CPNN Prior to and during the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non Violence Among Children of the World (2001-2010) The Art Miles Mural Project began creating a series of five by twelve foot murals on canvas that encompassed all [...]
15 Indigenous Rights Victories That You Didn’t Hear About in 2015
By John Ahni Schertow, December 23, 2015, published in Intercontinental Cry Good news. Sometimes, it comes in the form of a cancelled hydro dam that spares 20,000 people from the burden of displacement. Other times, it takes the shape of a simple court admission that Indigenous Peoples do actually make the [...]
First-round Vote in Strife-Torn Central African Republic ‘Undeniable Success’
December 31, 2015, published in UN News Centre UN peacekeepers secure ballot boxes during the 30 December 2015 election in the Central African Republic. Photo: MINUSCA Yesterday’s presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), a major step on the path to stability after two years [...]