Peace and Disarmament

Imagine living a few years before the First or Second World War, knowing the grave consequences it would have had for humanity. What measures should we have taken to avoid a tragedy of such proportions? Unfortunately, we find ourselves in…

The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) meets in March each year to address the widespread inequalities, violence, and discrimination women continue to face. Several ESCR-Net members joined demonstrations that took place at the United Nations headquarters…

On 11 March, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its latest report on the arms trade, with data up to 2023. The report provides data from the last five years, and it is worth knowing a little about…

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for a cessation of hostilities in Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan. The AU said in a statement on Friday that its chairperson “calls on the…

In the coming weeks, the NATO countries are conducting the largest military exercise in the heart of Europe since the end of the Cold War, deploying more and more troops to the border with Russia and relocating air defense missiles…

The Islamic Commission of Spain announced in a release that the first day of the month of Ramadan in 1445 according to the Islamic calendar will correspond to 12 March 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. This precision is due to…

Here is the talk given by Gerry Condon, on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at CINEMA ARTS CENTRE in Huntington, NY, following the showing of the documentary ALL OUR NOs about the 650,000 Italian Military Internees Soldiers Captured Who Refused to…

Saturday, March 9, 2024, 8 p.m., Teatro alla Scala. The contemporary ballet “Madina” is about to be performed. The theater is full, but strangely the orchestra is not in its “pit.” Darkness, silence. From the side of the still-closed curtain,…

The panel discussion on March 8, 2024, addressed the pressing need for peace amidst a backdrop of complex global developments, particularly in the Nordic Region. From grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic’s multifaceted impacts to navigating geopolitical tensions stemming from events…

Ahead of last night’s State of the Union, hundreds of protesters blockaded roads outside the White House and near the Capitol, delaying President Biden’s speech. This is Ahmad Abuznaid with the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, speaking from one of…