Peace and Disarmament

Generous Sponsors, Bangladeshi Supporters, and Humanist Journalists Make Historic Event Possible Dhaka: The Punjab University Football Team brought honor to Pakistan by winning the Triangular Inter-University Peace and Non-Violence Football Tournament held from 13–16 November at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU),…

There are evenings when hope is difficult – and yet it shines. The presentation of the Seán MacBride Peace Prize by the International Peace Bureau (IPB) on November 10 in Berlin was such an evening. An evening when people who…

A UN expert today expressed serious concern with the Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, warning that it runs counter to the Palestinian right to self-determination, consolidates Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, including ongoing unlawful policies and…

Ah, those were the days. The UN had been blocked by a worldwide popular movement from approving of a war on Iraq. British Prime Minister Tony Blair had dragged the UK along after secretly demanding that George W. Bush first…

On November 17, 2025, the UN Security Council endorsed the U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza, including an “International Stabilization Force” — another military deployment to a region where force has never brought peace. After decades of destruction, it is clear…

By David Swanson People of Ecuador 1 — Military Industrial Complex 0 In 2007, then-President of Ecuador Rafael Correa said he wanted a military base in Miami if the United States were to continue using a military base in Ecuador.…

Russia and China abstain as Arab and Muslim nations endorse international stabilization mission November 17, 2025 — In a rare moment of consensus on the Middle East, the United Nations Security Council voted 13–0 on Monday to adopt a U.S.-sponsored…

Tri-Nation Inter-University Football Tournament Concludes in Dhaka with the Goal of Fostering Peace and Non-Violence in South Asia  by AKM Shamsuddoha Patwary (Dhaka Bureau) The Tri-Nation Inter-University Football Tournament held in Dhaka has ended, successfully promoting a spirit of harmony,…

We, the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 12 to 16 November 2025, declare to the peoples of the world what we have accumulated in struggles, debates, studies, exchanges of experiences, cultural activities and…

By Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a sharp political storm across East Asia through her recent, highly provocative comments suggesting that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could meet Japan’s criteria for a…