(Une version française suit en dessous) We have been living in a new era of history since 1945, when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs. In our time, the question of peace has become urgent. Einstein told us this clearly in 1946: “The unleashed power of the atom has transformed everything except our … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) As we re-launch the Manifesto 2025 (see the CPNN bulletin this month, it seems useful to recall the launch of the Manifesto 2000, for which my team at UNESCO was responsible. Although we hoped for global publicity at the launch of the Manifesto 2000 in September 1999, we did … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In my last blog I asked the question: “we cannot sit still, and we must act, but how?” Now we have an answer, the Peace Manifesto 2025. As we launch the Peace Manifesto today, May 1, 2025, it seems to me like a symphony of music composed and played … 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) 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