What #PeaceMeans to Me
What do you think of when you hear the word “Peace”? Download and print the #PeaceMeans page containing 2 A5 posters. Cut the sheet in half and give half to a friend. Fill it in and say what the word … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Peace & Reconciliation
What #PeaceMeans to Me
What do you think of when you hear the word “Peace”? Download and print the #PeaceMeans page containing 2 A5 posters. Cut the sheet in half and give half to a friend. Fill it in and say what the word … Continue reading →
University for Peace
Headquartered in Costa Rica, the United Nations-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) 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 … Continue reading →
UNA Coventry Ambassadors Will Deliver Schools Conference
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 →The Balfour Project
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 for … Continue reading →
Coventry Schools Peace Song
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 →
Peacebuilding
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 →
UK Statement to UN Security Council Debate on Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
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 →
Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO)
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 →
UNDP and Transitional Peacebuilding in Iraq
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 →