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(Une version française suit en dessous) Twenty-five years ago, in September 1999, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, which many have compared to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the most important resolutions in its history. Having been deeply involved in its preparation, … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) We can look forward to bad news in the next few weeks. No matter who wins the election in the United States (if the election results are accepted), the results are likely to be disastrous for the American Empire, including Europe. And no matter who gets attacked next in … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) The following is the text of my remarks at UNESCO during a meeting organised by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee with the support of the Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members and the French Commission for UNESCO. It’s a great pleasure for me to return today to UNESCO to mark … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In 1993 when I went to UNESCO to develop a culture of peace program under the direction of Director-General Federico Mayor, we undertook to develop national programs for a culture of peace in the countries emerging from civil wars that had been fuelled by the Cold War between East … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) The previous blog proposed taking up the Manifesto 2000 where it left off, renaming it the Manifesto 2025, gathering signatures once again and initiating action. During the United Nations International Year for the Culture of Peace, 75 million people signed the Manifesto 2000, promising to work for a culture … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Dear readers, Last month’s blog requested your suggestions on how to relaunch a global movement for the culture of peace . You responded handsomely and provided 10 suggestions. One of the suggestions came from David Hazen. In subsequent correspondence with him, and with the engagement of a third David, … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Two weeks ago we said “Here are the people.” And we asked, “Where is the vision?” And now, as if in response, the United Nations has declared that the official theme for this year’s International Day of Peace is “Cultivating a Culture of Peace” with reference to the 25th … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Here are the people who can take advantage of the looming crash of the American empire and create a new world. We can see their faces in the streets, on the university campuses and in the city halls. On the streets: For the international day of peace, September 2023, … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In this blog several months ago, I claimed that we are seeing “the beginning of the end of bourgeous democracy.” I was pessimistic about the possibility of democracy surviving in another form. But news in this month’s CPNN bulletin gives hope that perhaps democracy can survive in Africa and … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In his reporting from Israel, Shamil Idriss, CEO of the organization Search for Common Ground, reminds us that solidarity alone with one side or the other in Israel and Palestine will not bring peace. At CPNN, we must engage in some self-criticism since most of our coverage has been … Read more