The IPB was founded in 1891-92, as a result of consultations at the Universal Peace Congresses, large gatherings held annually to bring together the national peace societies that had gradually developed, mainly in Europe and North America, from the end of the Napoleonic Wars onwards.
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Dialogue with governments and development agencies
IPB lobbies governments on the reduction of military spending and encourages all members and partners to engage with their respective governments, parliaments and political parties on Disarmament for Development issues. Continue reading “Dialogue with governments and development agencies”
Seminars and international conferences
IPB takes every opportunity to talk about the imbalance between military and social spending and organizes side events, seminars and exhibitions, together with like-minded partner organizations. Since the launch of our programme in 2005 we have organized and participated in a dozens of events in order to build awareness of the linkages between Disarmament and Development. Continue reading “Seminars and international conferences”
Participation in the NGO Committee for Disarmament in Geneva
Ever since its creation in 1972, IPB has been an active member of the NGO Committee for Disarmament which acts as an intermediary between UN disarmament agencies and disarmament NGOs.
Committee members share news and information about disarmament activities and organise joint events, usually in Geneva.
Education programmes
IPB has a long history in peace education. In 2012, we are building on this tradition by creating an online course at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) and their Campus for Peace. The course focuses on Disarmament for Development and aims at training a new generation of advocates. The programme is coordinated by Prof. Alicia Cabezudo, IPB Vice-President. It will run from March 27 to July 27 and will be open to students at the university level. For further information, please visit the UOC website.
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IPB Board, Council and Staff Members
At the Triennial Assembly held in London on October 19 2019, a new group of IPB officials was elected.
BOARD MEMBERS OF IPB
Lisa Clark – Co President
Lisa Clark, elected Co-President of IPB in 2016, is an active member of Blessed Are the Peacemakers (Beati i costruttori di pace), an Italian member of the IPB. Lisa lived in Sarajevo under siege (1993-1995), fostering networks of solidarity among the inhabitants of the city and across the front lines ...
Philipp Jennings – Co President
Philip Jennings was elected Co President of The IPB in October 2019. He spent over 40 years first in the UK and then the global trade union movement where he occupied key leadership positions for 30 years. ...
Lucas Wirl – Treasurer
Lucas Wirl, council member of IPB since 2013 and Treasurer of IPB since 2019, studied Sociology, Peace and Conflict Studies and Anglistics at Philipps University of Marburg and Marquette University. After interning with Peace Action Wisconsin he became an organizer of the NATO Protest Actions around the NATO Summit in Strasbourg and Kehl in 2009 … Continue reading "Lucas Wirl – Treasurer" ...
Jordi Calvo – Vice President
Jordi Calvo has a PhD in peace, conflicts and development. Economist and peace culture, disarmament and defense economy researcher. He is the coordinator of the Centre Delàs and armed conflicts, defense economy and cooperation lecturer (UJI, URL, UOC). ...
Corazon Valdez Fabros – Vice President
Corazon Valdez Fabros is currently Vice President of International Peace Bureau and a core member of thematic circle on Peace and Security both at the civil society process at Asia-Europe Peoples Forum and the ASEAN Civil Society Conference- ASEAN Peoples Forum. ...
Joseph Gerson – Vice President
Joseph Gerson is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, Director of the American Friends Service Committee’s Peace & Economic Security Program and Co-Convener of the international Peace and Planet Network. ...
Dave Webb – Vice President
Dave Webb has been the Chair of the UK “Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)” since 2010. He is also currently Convenor of the “Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space” ...
Alain Rouy – Board Member
Peace activist, currently national secretary of Mouvement de la Paix, executive secretary of International Association of Educators for Peace and IAEP-delegate at UNESCO, co-chair French Teachers for Peace (Enseignants pour la Paix). ...
Arielle Denis – Board Member
With a University background of International and Strategic Affairs, Arielle Denis was first a journalist and an activist on peace and disarmament issues. She published books, articles as well as several movies especially on conflicts issues. ...
Binalakshmi Nepram – Board Member
Binalakshmi “Bina” Nepram born in Manipur Nation currently located in India’s Northeast region next to Myanmar is an indigenous scholar, published author and civil rights activist spearheading work on making women-led peace, and disarmament meaningful to our lives. She is an author of five books, her two most recent being “Where are our Women in … Continue reading "Binalakshmi Nepram – Board Member" ...
Etienne De Jonghe – Board Member
Etienne De Jonghe was the secretary-general of Pax Christi International for almost 30 years (1978-2007). He has engaged in bridgebuilding with various faith communities, including the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church. ...
Dr. Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan – Board Member
Dr. ENKHSAIKHAN is international lawyer and served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, represented his country in Austria and at the United Nations. ...
Jun Kyu Lee – Board Member
Jun Kyu Lee is presently a senior researcher, specializing in North Korean Studies (Politics &inter-Korean relations), international relations in East Asia at the Institute for Reunification and Peace Policy, Hanshin University, South Korea. ...
Patricia Perez – Board Member
Patricia Pérez is currently the Director of the Latin American Institute for Peace and Citizenship (Instituto Latinoamericano para la Paz y la Ciudadanía, ILAPyC). She was a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize on nine consecutive occasions and Advisor to UN Women on the subjects of peace and AIDS at the request of Dr. Michelle Bachelet. … Continue reading "Patricia Perez – Board Member" ...
Rieko Asato-Kodama – Board Member
Since 1985, Rieko has worked as a national staff of the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) in charge of international activities. She has taken part in a variety of international conferences, speaking tours and visits to different countries. ...
Steven Staples – Board Member
Steven Staples is an accomplished policy and research strategist, published author, and award-winning peace and social justice advocate with over 25 years of experience in community organizations and the labour movement. ...
Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan – Board Member
Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan has lived and worked in a dozen countries, spending most of his adult life in Southeast Asia. He currently serves on the Board of Nonviolence International Canada, and is a member of the grant making Advisory Board of the International Nonviolence Trainers Fund of the AJ Muste Institute in New York. Yeshua received … Continue reading "Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan – Board Member" ...
COUNCIL MEMBERS OF IPB
Marc Batac
Marc Batac is an activist, peacebuilder and organizer based in the Philippines. He focuses on the practice and study of contentious politics, asymmetric conflict, violence and peace processes, authoritarianism and militarism, and non-violent direct action and social movements in Southeast Asia. He is currently the Programmes Manager of the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID), a … Continue reading "Marc Batac" ...
Dr. LisaLinda Natividad
Dr. Lisa Linda Natividad is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Guam. She is also the primary convener of the Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice and a founding member of I Hagan Famalao’an Guahan. She is an indigenous CHamoru who has championed the exposure of the human rights violations against her … Continue reading "Dr. LisaLinda Natividad" ...
Eskil M. Grav
Eskil is a member of the IPB family, and active in the fields of Peacebuilding and Disarmament. He has past experience working in Community and Peacebuilding Activities in both Tanzania and Lebanon, and a has a background in Human Security Theory. ...
Dr Jenny Clegg
Dr Jenny Clegg, activist, researcher, writer; long serving member of CND National Council and International Advisory Group; member of Stop the War Standing Committee; former senior lecturer in international studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. I have a specialist interest in China and the Asia Pacific and have followed developments in the region … Continue reading "Dr Jenny Clegg" ...
Ejimole Fidel Onwuekwe
Peace Ambassador Ejimole Fidel Onwuekwe. Patroness, Youth for Peace Building and Disarmament for Sustainable Development. ...
Oleg Viktorovich Bodrov
Oleg Viktorovich Bodrov – engineer-physicist, environmentalist, member of the Council of IPB, chairman of the Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland, St. Petersburg, Russia. One of the leaders of the Russian peace, environmental protection and nuclear safety movements. In coalition with partners from the Baltic Sea countries is working to … Continue reading "Oleg Viktorovich Bodrov" ...
Tamara Lorincz
Tamara Lorincz is a PhD candidate in Global Governance at the Balsillie School for International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has a Masters in International Politics & Security Studies from the University of Bradford and a Law degree and MBA specializing in environmental law and management from Dalhousie University. ...
Surender Singh Rajpurohit
Since – 2008 Gundecha Corporate Services Pvt. Limited – Director Founder Since – 2010 Catax Solutions Pvt. Limited – Director Founder ...
Kwaku Addai
He is currently the Executive Director of Millennium Development Institute (MDI) and West Africa Director, Global Paints for Charity, USA. ...
Lisa Silvestre
I am Lisa SILVESTRE, early childhood educator and coach, member of the french Peace Movement, for 7 years. ...
A-Young Moon
A-Young Moon is a founder and representative of PEACEMOMO, a non-profit, education specialist organization since 2012. ...
Sara Medi Jones
Sara Medi Jones has worked for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) for the past seven years as a campaigner. ...
Chloé Meulewaeter
Chloé Meulewaeter is a collaborator of the Centre Delàs of Peace Studies and a PhD student in Peace Culture (UGR, Spain). ...
Angelo Cardona
Angelo Cardona is a peace and disarmament activist. He is considered one of the leading figures of pacifism in Colombia ...
Emily Rubino
Emily Rubino has been involved with Peace Action New York state in various capacities for the past three years, and is currently the Director of Policy and Outreach. ...
STAFF MEMBERS OF IPB
Quique Sánchez
Quique Sánchez holds a bachelor in Political Science and a master’s degree in International Peace, Conflict and Development Studies. His career, activism and research are dedicated to peacebuilding, human rights and social and environmental justice. ...
Reiner Braun – Executive Director
Reiner Braun studied German Literature, History and Journalism. Since 1982, he has been actively involved in the Peace Movement, working in the office of the “Krefelder Appeal” against new nuclear weapons in Europe. He was the Executive Director for Scientists for Peace and Sustainability for several years starting in 1983 (Germany). ...
IPB Consultants
According to the IPB Constitution, IPB Council has the power to appoint consultants.
“This is an honorary title given to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the service of peace. They are appointed for three years, but their position is renewable if approved by the Assembly.”
The FOLLOWING PERSONS were appointed as IPB Consultants at the 2016 Council meeting (Berlin, Oct 3rd 2016).
Elie Ducommun: First Secretary-General
Few peace advocates know the name Elie Ducommun. For this reason, a two-day history seminar was held in Geneva to explore the life of the remarkable Swiss politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1902, together with IPB’s second Secretary-General, Albert Gobat. The ‘Ducommun Committee’ decided to invite specialists from several countries to offer analyses of Ducommun’s role in many fields.
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IPB Assembly and Council meetings, from 1990
Every year IPB organises an international conference, linked to our Council meeting. Every third year we hold the IPB Assembly, which is open to all members. Here you can find a list of all the meetings held since the end of the Cold War. The photo is from our conference in Oslo in 2010 – the centenary of our Nobel Peace Prize.
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