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Welcome to Ministry For Peace - Italy

(Italian Constitution art.11. Italy renounces war...)

ministry for peace is an organisation working for the creation of a Ministry for Peace within government, whose purpose will be to implement, in all areas of Italian government and society, the programme of action outlined in the 1999 UN Declaration on a Culture of Peace. This aims to create values, attitudes and behaviours that address the root causes of violence, with a view to solving problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations.

Conflict Resolution Thought: Fighting Fair Guide

Unresolved conflict is hugely stressful! (There’s already quite enough stress around with the financial crisis we are all facing.) Perhaps this new version of our Fighting Fair Guide can help. Work through its questions with a problem in mind and it’s bound to make a difference. The process may inspire you to study the skills in more depth or remind you of a valuable tool that might have slipped off your list of useful strategies.

This Guide is a great way to introduce conflict resolution skills to others. They’re all there in a nutshell. Perhaps you might print out a few copies for your top drawer or waiting area at work. Get one up on a noticeboard or the fridge door.

Encountering Peace

Encountering Peace: The first in a two-part series on what Israelis and Palestinians teach their young

Gershon Baskin , The Jerusalem Post

One of the most amazing things about the Oslo peace process is that since the creation of the Palestinian Authority in 1994, the ministers of education of Israel and the PA have never met. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will meet with President Mahmoud Abbas. Defense Minister Ehud Barak will continue to meet with PA Prime Minister Salaam Fayad. Other Israeli and PA ministers will continue to meet, but the ministers of education - no meetings will take place between them.

Former education minister Yuli Tamir was more than willing to meet her PA counterpart, Dr. Lamis Alami. But Alami replied that she is serving in a technocrat government whose job is to make sure that the educational system is working, not to get into matters of a controversial nature, such as curriculum content. Even peace-minded Fayad was approached to assist in arranging a meeting, but no progress took place.

Stop Violent Conflicts, Save Billions Help Rebuild The Global Economy

Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, to address UK launch of Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security, 12.30 Thursday 26 March 2009, Terrace Pavilion, House of Commons, Westminster.

Westminster, London – On Thursday 26 March, The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will speak at the UK launch of the EastWest Institute’s Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security. The Parliamentarians Network will call on the G-20 to mobilize their full resources to prevent violent conflicts, not just react to them once they erupt.

To contribute to sustainable economic recovery and a genuinely new era of international economic partnership, the members of the Parliamentarians Network will issue a declaration at the network’s UK launch to urge G-20 member states to properly resource conflict prevention efforts, to increase transparency in the use of these resources, and to help facilitate coordinated international responses to potential conflicts.

Peace Ministries: A Peace & Conflict Perspective

From Johan Galtung, 50 Years: 100 Peace and Conflict Perspectives.

Diagnosis: The proposal presented June 1964 (20 forslag, pp. 46-47) sees the pressure on the administration in the direction of peace as has increased enormously after the Second World War, but that is not reflected in additional appropriations for the foreign office as opposed to the ministries dealing with domestic affairs. Nor is the work for peace coordinated. There is no setting where all these initiatives can meet each other for mutual enrichment.

There is a need for some place in the central administration where the peace movement can engage the administration and function positively, not only criticizing. Today so much goodwill and initiative are wasted, and the peace movement easily becomes irresponsible. Major economic organizations interact with major ministries but the peace movement and the foreign office do not interact in a formalized way. An organizational development has been called for--as done by judge Bonnevie (a Department of peace, a consultative cabinet member), professors Aubert and Bratholm, and in the UN General Assembly as a resolution proposal by the ambassador from Honduras, Francisco Milla Bermudez, December 1961.

Global walk for nonviolence to start in New Zealand

New Zealand has been chosen as the start for a global walk for peace and non-violence which will include all seven continents including Antarctica. The walk which will start in October on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, hopes to inspire people of all walks of life to promote the abolition of nuclear weapons, end war, and reject violence in their homes, communities, nations and around the world.

"New Zealand is one of the first countries to see the light of the new day," said Montserrat Prieto, a coordinator of the Global March for Peace and Nonviolence . "And maybe this light has helped inspire New Zealand to lead the world on many issues including granting women the vote, banning nuclear weapons, making peace studies part of the school curriculum, mediating peace in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands, and establishing the position of Minister for Disarmament – so far the only one in the world."

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th Anniversary

As many will know, this year commemorates the 60th anniversary of the The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To celebrate this milestone, and to remind ourselves of the importance of the declaration, we offer the full text of the document.

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."

Mapping the Problem

We're still thinking deeply about what it takes to build a culture of non-violence. Here are our thoughts on it this month.

When people’s needs and concerns go unheard for long periods, they may believe that violence is their only option.

When people resort to violence they are not taking into account the needs of others in the conflict.

The more complex, deep-rooted, lengthy or violent the conflict the more essential a mapping process is, if it is ever to move out of its impasse.

Mapping is equally valuable for our everyday conflicts. It's best when you do it with the other person or group. No, it’s not simple, but the process does work! It can turn opponents into problem-solving partners.

A few clues to avoid a problem developing into a conflict

The first thing to learn is that conflicts are part of life, we cant avoid them but we can make life less painful if we anticipate potential conflict and manage it constructively. Here are some clues:

You have an initial feeling something is wrong - if you stop here and ask yourself "Is there something I could do about this". you may find yourself on a course of action that you would not have occurred to you before. It is relatively easy at this point to handle it.
If you dont, then you start feeling tension which distorts your perception of the other person so most of what they do becomes weighed with negative attitudes and you worry.

Suggestions For Becoming a Good Leader

As we are creating an alternative political framework for world pease we need the right words, we need peaceful words and suggestions for becoming a good leader.

We are delighted to share with you the advice sent to us by Prof. Francisco Gomes de Matos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we hope this will be helpful.

Being a world leader calls for several distinguishing traits,qualities, among which Knowing how to:

Act effectively as a guide
Advise realistically
Be strong at all times
Choose associates wisely
Commit to universal values

Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum

The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum will be taking place June 2-4, 2008 in Bonn, Germany.

The topic of this year's forum is "MEDIA IN PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT PREVENTION". Renowned representatives from the fields of media and politics, culture and economics, development work and science are invited to help shape new solutions for peace and conflict prevention.

In connection with the Global Media Forum, there is also a website www.dw-world.de/globalmediaforum. This site is an interactive internet portal for the international media development and peace community. By including links and information from other significant sites, we hope to create a network through which researchers, organizations and think tanks can communicate.

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