ministry for peace is an organisation working for the creation of a Ministry for Peace within government, whose purpose will be to implement, in all areas of Italian government and society, the programme of action outlined in the 1999 UN Declaration on a Culture of Peace. This aims to create values, attitudes and behaviours that address the root causes of violence, with a view to solving problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations.
African Peace Summit described as 'life-changing'!
From 10-19 February 2014, Shalom Educating for Peace (SEP) hosted some 60 peace workers from all over Africa for the Third African Alliance for Peace Summit. The success of this event surpassed all our expectations and we are still standing amazed at the positive momentum it has had in so many unexpected ways.
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Nesting Peace: Sixth Summit 2013, Geneva Switzerland
Nesting Peace: Creating Infrastructures to Sustain Diversity is the Sixth GAMIP Summit.
It took place on September 16-20, 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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GA Summit Registration Now Open!
The Summit Planning Team warmly invites you to attend the Fifth Summit of the Global Alliance for Ministries & Departments of Peace - "Ubuntu in Action". Registrations are now open.
The 2011 Summit is being held in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa. The dates of the Summit are: Sunday, 02 October 2011 to Thursday, 06 October 2011. Before the Summit, there will be a two day Pre-Summit Training - Storytelling for Peacebuilding - on Friday, 30 September 2011 and Saturday, 01 October 2011.
February 1 - 7: World Interfaith Harmony Week
In the words of HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, the Week has three objectives:
Australian MFP: Is it time of a Ministry for Peace?
On Tuesday July 5, 2010, Biannca Pace, Chair of the Australian Ministry for Peace, invited an esteemed panel of four diverse speakers to discuss various aspects of the global Ministry of Peace concept at the biannual International Peace Research Association (IPRA) conference at Sidney University. A full report of this event, is available in PDF form. Please click here view or download.
GA at NY International “Disarm Now” Conference
By Anne Creter - OPTU NGO Rep. & Global Alliance UN Liaison (May 17, 2010)
Diplomats from the world's nations gathered at the United Nations throughout the month of May for the 5-year Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review, widely considered to be a critical point for the nuclear disarmament movement. The 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review International Planning Committee (comprised of NGO's from the US, Europe, Asia and the Riverside Church of NY) organized a two-day long international conference (April 30-May1) about Nuclear Abolition, Peace and Disarmament on the eve of the NPT Review Conference. NGOs from six continents sent representatives and activists to NY to influence its outcome. It was held at the famous Riverside Church, fittingly where Doctor Martin Luther King made his historic "Beyond Vietnam" speech. This gathering provided a forum to share analyses and coordinate activities with the NPT Conference. It consisted of three plenaries and numerous workshops from assorted tracks (abolition, wider peace, economic justice/human needs and environment/health). Many distinguished speakers were featured, most notable was an impassioned UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon affirming his commitment to disarmament!Summary of the Fourth Summit of the Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace
Costa Rica, 17-21 September 2009
The Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace (GA) is a worldwide movement of grassroots activists and government officials calling for structures in government and civil society in all nations to support cultures of peace around the world. Specific focus is on cabinet-level ministries and departments of peace in government and on national academies of peace in education. Three countries currently have such cabinet-level ministries: the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction in Nepal; the Ministry of Peace, National Unity, and Reconciliation in the Solomon Islands; and the Ministry of Justice and Peace in Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s Ministry is the latest to be established, with the legislation passing the National Assembly unanimously in August 2009 and President Oscar Arias signing it into law the following month, just prior to the opening of the Fourth Global Alliance Summit. Conflict Resolution Thought: Fighting Fair Guide
Unresolved conflict is hugely stressful! (There’s already quite enough stress around with the financial crisis we are all facing.) Perhaps this new version of our Fighting Fair Guide can help. Work through its questions with a problem in mind and it’s bound to make a difference. The process may inspire you to study the skills in more depth or remind you of a valuable tool that might have slipped off your list of useful strategies.
This Guide is a great way to introduce conflict resolution skills to others. They’re all there in a nutshell. Perhaps you might print out a few copies for your top drawer or waiting area at work. Get one up on a noticeboard or the fridge door.