(Une version française suit en dessous) (Y este mes también una versión en español después) Once again this year, we see around the world on International Women’s Day that women are demanding a culture of peace. In some cases this is quite explicit. In Europe, there was protest against the American/Israeli attack on Iran 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
(Une version française suit en dessous) It’s been difficult this year to find positive news for the blog. One thing is for certain: that we need radical change in the world. This month, however, the women of the world give us reason to hope for the future, as we see from the CPNN bulletin. Around … Read more
In this month’s bulletin of CPNN we try to identify those to whom we can look for peace leadership in these turbulent times. Let us consider their actions and advice. Let’s listen first to the new generation of youth activists. The Panafrican Panafrican Youth Network for the Culture of Peace has provided a roadmap for … Read more
The advance this year of the struggle to eliminate violence against women is an important step forward for the global movement for a culture of peace. Here’s why. First of all, violence against women has always been an intrinsic component of war. This goes back to prehistory when women were excluded from war due to … Read more
Each March in CPNN, we celebrate International Women’s Day and the annual meetings of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and we see how women are a force for peace. There is a deep historical reason for this. As I found in my one foray into anthropological studies, women were excluded from war very … Read more
Over the years at CPNN we have seen the global movement for a culture of peace developing in thousands of articles about initiatives throughout the world. Looking over these initiatives, we can see that women are usually in the lead, and in any case, they are involved as essential players. This month’s bulletin illustrates this clearly. Initiatives … Read more
Women’s equality is essential to the culture of peace. When we sent the draft Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace from UNESCO to the UN General Assembly in 1998, we made it clear that the linkage is essential between women’s equality, development and peace: “Only this . . . can replace … Read more