Full Coverage: Peace
June 2008
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20.06.2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Sudan] [China] [Human rights] [Geopolitics] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations] |
20.06.2008
Send a message of peace to be read at the Sadako Peace Day Ceremony on Aug. 6 in remembrance of 12-year old Sadako who aimed to fold 1,000 cranes to spread peace after being exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Story linkFrom: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Related topics/regions: [Japan] [Activism] [Codes of conduct] [Ethics & value systems] [Conflict resolution] [Nuclear arms] [Peace] |
17.06.2008
Sait Sanli, a 64-year old former butcher and cattle-raiser, is practically a professional peacekeeper, single-handedly ending hundreds of blood feuds in his native southeastern Turkey.
Story linkFrom: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related topics/regions: [Turkey] [Communication] [Culture] [Activism] [Civil society] [Codes of conduct] [Ethics & value systems] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] |
12.06.2008
An appeal launched earlier this year urging the next U.S. president to make nuclear disarmament a priority has garnered attention and signatures from citizens, Nobel Peace Laureates, and groups around the world.
Story linkFrom: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Related topics/regions: [Latin America & Caribbean] [United States] [International cooperation] [Nuclear Issues] [Geopolitics] [Nuclear arms] [Peace] |
10.06.2008
From the United States to Ghana to Palestine, 12 ordinary citizens are fostering dialogue across borders and breaking down stereotypes in order to protect workers' rights and endangered species, and promote peace.
Story linkFrom: YES! Magazine Related topics/regions: [Aid] [International cooperation] [Activism] [Civil society] [Peace] |
05.06.2008
"Today more than half of all Americans live under local or state proclamations of opposition to the U.S. military presence in Iraq," write policy analysts Ben Manski and Karen Dolan.
Story linkFrom: YES! Magazine Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Cities] [Activism] [Civil society] [Governance] [Conflict] [Peace] Image: Activists call for an end to U.S. military activities in Iraq; Washington DC; 27 Jan 2007. © Jeffrey Allen
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05.06.2008
Tens of thousands of Sudanese villagers from Abyei -- a strategic region to both forces that fought in Sudan's civil war -- are receiving much-needed aid after a worrisome flare up of fighting.
Story linkFrom: Mercy Corps Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] Image: Displaced by the violence. © Refugees International
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02.06.2008
Advocates of nuclear peace have compiled quotes they feel best summarize each U.S. presidential candidate's views on nuclear weapons, disarmament, missile defense, and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
Story linkFrom: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Related topics/regions: [United States] [Governance] [Nuclear arms] [Peace] [Security] |
02.06.2008
Mumbai based research think tank Strategic Foresight Group and the United Nations Global Compact will host an international conference on responsible business, peace and sustainability on June 26-28, 2008. Bringing together leading global innovators and business leaders, the event will explore the link between economic growth and sustainable peace.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [Development] [Economy] [Peace] |
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