University students and other young people aged over 18 are invited to help UNA Coventry to deliver the Schools War, Peace and Reconciliation Conference at Warwick University on 19 March. Anyone interested should contact Philip Brown at unacoventry@gmail.com … Continue reading →
Mindful of centuries of European persecution of the Jewish people and the continuing plight of the Palestinian people The Balfour Project invites the government and people of the United Kingdom to : • learn what the Balfour Declaration and Palestine mean … Continue reading →
Headquartered in Costa Rica, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the UN General Assembly. As determined in the Charter of the University, the mission of the University for Peace is: “to … Continue reading →
Coventry Schools Peace and Justice Forum will launch their search for the Coventry Schools Peace Song on 9 November during Coventry Peace Festival 2017. The composer of the selected song will receive a beautiful digital piano worth over £1000 (details below). … Continue reading →
In February 2001, the Security Council recognized that peacebuilding is aimed at preventing the outbreak, the recurrence or the continuation of armed conflict and therefore encompasses a wide range of political, development, humanitarian and human rights programmes and mechanisms. This … Continue reading →
A speech given on behalf of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office 15 July 2014 First published here. Thank you, Mr President, for convening this debate. I would also like to thank Ambassador Drobjnak and Ambassador Patriota for their briefings. … Continue reading →
The Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) was established to assist and support the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) with strategic advice and policy guidance, administer the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) and to serve the Secretary-General in coordinating United Nations agencies in their peacebuilding efforts. In the founding resolutions … Continue reading →
Present in Iraq since 1976, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is committed to supporting the Government and people of Iraq during their transition towards reconciliation, reform and stability. UNDP’s support ranges from promoting emergency livelihoods and community dialogue in … Continue reading →
Secretary-General, in First Address to Security Council Since Taking Office, Sets Restoring Trust, Preventing Crises as United Nations Priorities 10 January 2017 Summary of Secretary-General’s speech and reactions of council members The international community could avoid conflicts by restoring trust between Governments … Continue reading →
In the enabling resolutions establishing the Peacebuilding Commission, resolution 60/180 and resolution 1645 (2005), the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council mandated it: to bring together all relevant actors to marshal resources and to advise on and propose … Continue reading →