May 14, 2015, published in Vision of Humanity  The horrific earthquakes rocked through Nepal have killed over 8,000 people and left thousands injured. In the midst of this tragedy, we can also see hope, and an opportunity to rebuild and strengthen the foundations of peace. The devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake [...]

By Arnold R. Grahl, May 15, 2015, published in Rotary News According to a 2012 report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, Ghana has made great strides in providing its people with clean drinking water. But access to better sanitation has lagged. Only about 14 percent of Ghanaians have [...]

By Filip Stojanovski, May 7, 2015, published Global Voices In an extraordinary sight only one day after police violently dispersed demonstrators in Macedonia with water cannons, smoke bombs and batons, a group of women out to protest formed a human shield around officers to protect them from provocateurs throwing glass bottles. [...]

By Patrick T. Hiller, May 12, 2015, published in PeaceVoice. “It is easy to be a cynic listening to some of the more nonsensical chatter coming out of Congress. Despite the most comprehensive international agreement between the United States and its P5+1 partners (the members of the UN Security Council and Germany) [...]

Date: 19 May Time: 11:00am (CDT) check your local time here On 19 May the Rotary Peace Centers will host a webinar with our friends at the Rotarian Action Group for Peace. Harry Anastasiou, founding officer of the group and professor of international peace and conflict studies at Portland State University, is excited to present on the [...]

The Rotarian Action Group for Peace has reached out to Rotary Peace Fellows who are living and working in the region for their advice on how Rotarians can best support relief efforts in Nepal. Many national and international agencies are stepping in to support the Nepalese government's efforts to provide [...]