Peace and Disarmament

Recently, Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus urged the United Nations (UN) to recruit more women peacekeepers from Bangladesh, reaffirming the country’s unwavering commitment to international peacekeeping and security efforts. He made this request during a meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for…

We are now in the final countdown and here I am on the phone with these three formidable women, among the main organizers of the peace convention titled “The Time Has Come,” which filled the Menorah Stadium in Tel Aviv on July 1, 2024,…

Podcaster’s After-Report: A Walk in a Nuclear Desert I am a teacher and podcaster – amongst other things. It is my joy to talk with people who are a positive force for their immediate and wider communities. Many times, we…

The world spent 2.71 trillion $ in the military in 2024, according to new data published on Monday by SIPRI. Global military spending reached $2.7 trillion, representing a 9.4% increase in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to SIPRI…

The deadly massacre of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir erupted a fresh crisis between Pakistan and India, the two nuke-armed neighbors. The sectarian terrorists or Islamic jihadists deliberately targeted the Hindus only India has accused Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after…

Saying they are “sick and tired of the culture of war,” Nobel Peace Laureates and other peace organizations and peace activists hope to repeat the success of the Manifesto 2000 that was signed by 75 million people during the UN…

We already had a beautiful, shared and highly attended preview of what the now imminent People’s Peace Summit will be like last night with the twentieth edition of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony, as always organized by Combatants for Peace…

Indian Ocean Commission Summit, Madagascar, 24 April 2025 The island countries of the Indian Ocean region face many challenges in terms of maritime security, such as piracy, trafficking in illicit drugs and people, environmental concerns and border security. The Comoros…

“Peace is the most powerful weapon for mankind.”—Mahatma Gandhi Peace is an economic driver for every country, for the world and even more so in a globalized world, where countries and regions are connected. Conflicts and wars interrupt not only…

Last week the President Zelensky made a historic first visiting Africa seeking for help on abducted children by Russia. South Africa positioned itself as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict last year, at a conference in Montreal. The country agreed…