In this statement on the Ukraine war, PEACEMOMO observes that humanity has few options left. What the proxy war of global power confrontation in Ukraine shows is that we have hit the deadly cross-road of cooperation or common destruction.
The International Peace Bureau calls on its members worldwide to take action during 24-26 February 2023 in support of peace in Ukraine.
In the context of the war in Ukraine, it should be the most natural thing in the world to try to find a way out of this catastrophe. Instead, only one path of thought is allowed – war for victory, which is supposed to bring peace. Peaceful solutions require more courage and imagination than belligerent ones. But what would be the alternative?
“The Global Impacts of the Invasion of Ukraine: Insights from the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda” will be a global webinar (Jan. 27, 2023) bringing together speakers from different areas of the world to discuss the different impacts of the invasion of Ukraine in diverse contexts, with an additional focus on the impacts on youth populations and recommendations connected to the YPS agenda.
Let us call for a ceasefire in Ukraine for Christmas as a sign of our shared humanity, reconciliation, and peace.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State at the Vatican observed at a recent event that: “We cannot envision the future based on old patterns, old military alliances, or ideological and economic colonization. We must envision and build a new concept of peace and international solidarity.”
World BEYOND War invites you to this November 3 webinar featuring WBW board member John Reuwer, who has recently returned from Ukraine. John will report back on his first-hand observations of the ongoing conflict and share his insights on how we can move forward to push for peace in Ukraine and worldwide.
In this post from the Global Sisters Report, an entry in the GCPE series on “The New Nuclear Era,” we see the potential of cooperation between secular and faith-based civil society activism for the renewed civil society movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
On the anniversary of the US dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) it is imperative that we examine the failures of nuclear deterrence as a security policy. Oscar Arias and Jonathan Granoff suggest nuclear weapons play a minimal deterrence role in NATO and put forth a bold proposal of making preparations for the withdrawal of all U.S. nuclear warheads from Europe and Turkey as a preliminary step to opening negotiations with Russia.
Michael Klare, a widely known and respected interpreter of global security issues outlines the contours of “The New Nuclear Era.” His essay is a “must-read” for peace educators, who should be aware of his account of the evolution of security policy that has brought us to this present crisis.
“The war in Ukraine threatens not only sustainable development, but the survival of humanity. We call upon all nations, operating in accordance with the UN Charter, to put diplomacy to the service of humanity by ending the war through negotiations before the war ends us all.” – Sustainable Development Solutions Network
If anything constructive comes from the disasters of Ukraine, it may be the turning up of the volume on the call for the abolition of war. As Rafael de la Rubia observes, “the real conflict is between the powers that use people and countries by manipulating, oppressing and pitting them against each other for profit and gain… The future will be without war or not at all.”