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Shortly we will present more information on ISPUkraine 2023.  The goal of the Peace Summit is to publish an Urgent Global Appeal, called the Vienna Declaration for Peace, calling on political leaders to act in support of a ceasefire and negotiations in Ukraine. 

IMA: The International Mothers Association launched on Mother’s Day Calls for an End to All Wars and Protection of Peace, People and Planet in Manipur, Ukraine, Sudan and Around the World 

“I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.” – E.M Forster 14 May 2023: Afghan, Assamese, Karbi, Kurdish, Naga, Kuki, Meitei, Greek, Bolivian, Norwegian, American, Filipino, Chakma, African American, Indigenous women, mothers, people from...

EBCO Annual Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Europe 2022/23

Press Release posted on 12th May, 2023 ➡️ Original post here: EBCO ANNUAL REPORT ON CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection published its Annual Report on Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Europe 2022/23, covering the region of Council...

Our 2021 Activity Report is out!

Did you know that IPB is the world’s oldest peace organizations? Are you curious about what IPB does to support peace in a nonviolent way? Then you can’t miss our 2021 Activity Report! You’ll read about our second World Peace Congress in Barcelona, where we presented our Action...

 Military Spending in 2022 Shows the Precarity of the Shifting Geopolitical Landscape and the Flawed Logic of Militarism 

Press Release – April 24th, 2023  The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) newest military expenditure data for 2022 shows yet another year of increase in global military spending, up 3.7 percent from 2021 to another all-time high of US$ 2240 billion. With the Russian...

Read the Appeal GDAMS 2023 – War costs us the Earth

The world’s militaries are responsible for roughly five percent of global Greenhouse Gas emissions, however, their carbon footprint, as well as the various other ways that they contribute to climate breakdown, are rarely scrutinized. Our governments currently spend more than US$2 trillion on...

How to get involved in GDAMS 2023 – War costs us the Earth

Original text at: https://demilitarize.org/ This year of war in Ukraine has meant a huge boost for militarism and military budgets across the world, especially in countries of the Global North. But at GCOMS we believe the response should be quite the opposite: we should drastically reduce military...

OBJECT WAR CAMPAIGN: Petition to support Conscientious Objectors and Deserters from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

Press Release posted on 21st September, 2022 ➡️ Original post here: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, 21st September, Connection e.V., the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, the European Office for Conscientious...

CND condemns UK decision to send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Statement from MARCH 21st, 2023 The UK government is sending depleted uranium shells for use in the Challenger 2 tanks gifted to Ukraine, a move CND has condemned as an additional environmental and health disaster for those living through the conflict.  First reported by Declassified UK...