Culture of Peace News 2012-bis (July through December)

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July

Call for Applications: "Youth Advocacy for Peace” Study Session

The Centre for the Integral Development of Youth in Soacha, Colombia

Chico du groupe Chico et les Gypsies : «Oran est une étape importante dans notre programme»

Chico of the Group Chico and the Gypsies : «Oran is an important stopover in our program»

Cuba and Venezuela shape new generation of "Revolutionary Doctors"

Egyptian women continue the struggle

The Elders visit South Sudan in sombre mood and urge continued dialogue with Khartoum

Los españoles Andy y Lucas cantan a la paz en la sede de la ONU en Nueva York

Estrategia de Centros de Desarrollo Integral Juvenil - Soacha, Colombia

Experts to Validate ECOWAS Reference Manual on the Culture of Peace

Hawaii Teachers Impact NEA National Assembly – 3 Million Members to Support Peace Day

The largest protest in history

Meeting of African First Ladies Peace Mission

Peace Building: 1000 Voices Unite for Peace

Renewed optimism as Somalia marks 52 years of independence

Report on the Global African Diaspora Summit

Rwanda: Karugarama Receives Medal for Guiding Gacaca

Sesi e GRPCom realizam Feira da Paz em 10 cidades do Paraná

Sesi and GRPCom sponsor Peace Fairs in 10 cities of Paraná, Brazil

Spanish Singers Andy and Lucas Promote Peace at the United Nations

UN Secretary-General calls on countries to follow through with Olympic Truce

U.S. Conference of Mayors Adopts Strong New Mayors for Peace Resolution

Vania Masías será jurado del Concurso de Coreografías de Hip Hop en Peru

Vania Masias Will Judge the Choreography Competition of Hip Hop in Peru

World Heritage Site a Haven for African Wildlife

Youth Protagonists of Change

August

The 3rd UN Alliance of Civilizations Summer School

The 2012 Peace Story : A Global Call to Action

Art for Individual Transformation

Changes and Challenges in Children and Women’s Rights in Africa

Convoca Consejo Estatal de la Educación a “Construyendo la Paz” en Tamaulipas, México

Countering the Militarisation of Youth

Des élèves du primaire courront contre la violence

Festival: "Retrouvailles des Communautés de Ouidah et des autres région du Bénin avec la diaspora"

Festival: "Homecoming of the Diaspora to Ouidah and other regions of Benin"

Fundan Premio Nacional de Paz 2012 a Ana María Romero de Campero en Bolivia

Gambia: Teachers Trained On Peace Building

Gandhi’s Legacy Lives On

"Germany Makes Progress in Shift from Nuclear to Renewable Energy

The Peace Gong, a children’s newspaper bringing together children across world to promote peace and non-violence

Green Light for Indigenous Intercultural University Amawtay Wasi of Ecuador

Les initiatives en France pour la Journée Internationale de la Paix 2011

International Day of Peace 2012: Map of Events

On International Day, UN honours Nelson Mandela’s work for peace, justice, equality

Journée Internationale Nelson Mandela pour la liberté, la justice et la démocratie

Marathon Rotary pour la Paix: 21 septembre 2012 – 24 heures de Paix

Maratón Rotary por la Paz: Septiembre, 21 2012 – 24 horas por la Paz

National Peace Prize for 2012 Awarded to Ana María Romero de Campero in Bolivia

Nelson Mandela Día Internacional por la paz, la democracia y la libertad

NGOs in Myanmar for promoting human rights

Oasis Mundi: Make Happen the World We Dream

Peace Counts on Tour in Kerala, India

Peace Day Philly - USA

Peru: Capacitan a 30 autoridades en Cultura de Paz

Peru: Thirty Community Leaders Trained in Culture of Peace

Poster exhibition on the atomic bomb damage

Dr. Prewitt Inspires Young Human Rights Practitioners

Primary Students to Run Against Violence in Quebec

Rotary Peace Marathon September, 21 2012 – 24 hours for Peace

South Sudanese women take the lead in local peace building

Sri Lanka: Youth Movements beyond the border

The State Education Council calls for Constructing Peace in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Sustainability-related ‘Peace Corner’ added to Earthfest event

Taking the Peace Pledge

UN envoy on sport for peace praises ‘exemplary’ Summer Olympics

United Nations High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace

WikiLeaks: The Latin America Files

Women and Men Fight Domestic Violence Together

Youth Melting Pot: The 8th Annual UNESCO International Leadership Forum

Youth Mobilization: Meeting in Tbilisi

September

An adventure in Kathmandu and Salta: Experiences of young people volunteering abroad

Assemblée générale de l'ONU: l'éducation, vecteur de paix, selon le Secrétaire général

Les associations environnementales prêtes à un rapport de force

Cairo's Day of Peace

Call for applications: Youth Event at 5th UNAOC Forum in Vienna, Austria, February

Cities High on the Agenda at Major Conservation Gathering

Clase magistral de Adolfo Pérez Esquivel en la UNNE (Argentina)

Continuation of Justiça da pa

Continuation of Justice as a Value in Brazil

Course on Culture of Peace at PUCMM (Dominican Republic)

Curso de Cultura de la Paz en la PUCMM (República Dominicana)

One Democratic State gaining momentum - Bethlehem Declaration

30e édition du jamboree arabe : Une délégation des Scouts musulmans algériens à Alexandrie

30th edition of the Arab Jamboree: A delegation of the Algerian Muslim Scouts in Alexandria

Education crucial to engender a ‘culture of peace,’ UN officials stress at General Assembly

Festival Mundial da Paz leva 600 atrações ao Ibirapuera em São Paulo

French Environmental Associations Prepare for Confrontation

"If Only Everyone" Wins Ecumenical Film Prize in Yerevan 2012

Interfaith Youth in Action, Pakistan

Jóvenes claman por la paz y fin de la violencia en calles de Guatemala

Justiça da paz

Lema de Cumbre ASPA: Una cultura de paz, inclusión y desarrollo

Masterclass by Adolfo Perez Esquivel in UNNE (Argentina)

Member States Support Culture of Peace at the UN

New Film for the United Nations on Women, Peace and Security

One World Youth Project

Peace Ambassadors - the Gambia: Summer School on Peace

Peace-building and Reconciliation in Northern Nigeria

Peru: The Legal Defense Institute Wins the 2012 Peace Prize

Perú : El Instituto de Defensa Legal gana Premio por la Paz 2012

Restorative Justice - Justice as a Value in Brazil

Secretary-General's Remarks at UN Culture of Peace Debate

Slogan of the ASPA Summit: A culture of peace, inclusion and development

Togo: les députés en mission de déminage

Togo Parliamentarians on Mission of Demining Future Conflicts

Why peace has a foothold in the Philippines

Wilfredo Camacho: Profesor de Culturas Andinas [Bolivia]

Wilfredo Camacho: Professor of Andean Culture [Bolivia]

World Peace Festival hosts 600 attractions at Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo

Youth call for peace and an end to violence in the streets of Guatemala

October

Aung San Suu Kyi: speech to the Nobel Prize Comittee

Call for partners: International Conference, The role of young people in peacebuilding and social change

Children's Embassy Megjashi [Macedonia] – 20 years growing with the children

The Day of the Girl Has Come

Le DG de l’ISESCO plaide la paix dans le monde et défend le multiculturalisme

The Director-General of ISESCO pleads for world peace and defends multi-culturalism

Engaging Youth in Planning Education for Social Transformation

Escuelas de Paz (Colombia): La Conmemoración del Día Internacional por la Paz

Escuelas de Paz (Colombia): International Peace Day

The Peace Gong Article- and Poster-making competition on Peace

Hope and Signs for Long-term Peace in Syria

Les jeunes, acteurs du changement social : ensemble, planifions l’éducation

The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 awarded to the European Union (EU)

One Step Closer to Peace in the Philippines

Opportunities for Youth Peacebuilding Initiatives

Revitalizing agriculture: CSA movement builds communities, one farm at a time

Social Change and Youth Advocacy – The Communication for Development Approach

Successful Inaugural Conference of UPEACE, The Hague

UNESCO México inaugura el Diplomado de Cultura de Paz e Interculturalidad

UNESCO Mexico inaugurates Diploma in Culture of Peace and Intercultural Relations

Uniting African Youth for Peace – Bujumbura, Burundi

Youth Advocacy for Peace

November

Ambonese activist wins 2012 Saparinah Sadli Award [Indonesia]

Les chemins de la culture de la paix: concours international pour la compréhension mutuelle

Climate Change Report Warns of Dramatically Warmer World This Century

Daniel Barenboïm: La musique comme langage universel.

Daniel Barenboim: Music as the Universal Language

Égalité hommes-femmes dans les médias audiovisuels : appel à projet et publication d’un vade mecum

Elles remboursent mieux et obtiennent moins

Equality between Women and Men in Audiovisual Media: Call for a project and publication of manual

Escolares demandan una cultura de paz [Honduras]

L'expert indépendant de l'ONU va examiner les propositions de création d'une APNU

Experto Independiente de la ONU examina propuestas para una Asamblea Parlamentaria

Family Planning, Human Rights and Development

Foros de Rotary para la Paz Mundial

Forums du Rotary sur la paix

Global Call to Action to Stop the Violence in Israel-Palestine

2nd Guwahati International Music Fest to establish city in global music circuit

ICC Prosecutor Hails Shift in Fight Against Sexual Violence

Indicators to promote and monitor the implementation of human rights

International Peace Bureau to Award 2012 Sean MacBride Peace Prize to Nawal El-Sadaawi (Egypt) and Lina Ben Mhenni (Tunisia)

Join us for 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence!

Kalinga [Philippines] lines up Week for Peace activities

Medical Students in the spirit of culture of peace

12th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty

Nations should step-up Humanitarian Disarmament

New Haven (US) Votes to Cut Military Budget and Fund Human Needs

El papel de las mujeres en la paz y la seguridad

Pathways to a Culture of Peace: Global Contest for Mutual Understanding

Peace and Sport has Reached New Heights

Powerful Synergies: Gender Equality, Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability

Rap workshop trains young artists

Le rôle des femmes dans la paix et la sécurité

'Rotary Global Peace Forums

Second International Congress on Science for Peace and Development [Argentina]

Students Demand a Culture of Peace [Honduras]

Tunisian youth work to end violence against women

Un atelier de rap forme de jeunes artistes

'UN's Independent Expert to examine proposals for a UN Parliamentary Assembly

La UTN recibirá al 2º Congreso Internacional de la Ciencia por la Paz y el Desarrollo [Argentina]

Women repay loans more but receive loans less

Women’s Role in Peace and Security

World’s young volunteers promote peace, culture and sustainable development in South Korea

Worlds of Experience: International Cultural Youth Exchange

December

Atelier sur les médias, relais de la prévention des crises en Afrique

Ban ‘Killer Robots’ Before It’s Too Late

Cajamarca declara de interés regional promoción de cultura de paz

Cajamarca declares the need to promote a regional culture of peace [Peru]

Chirac Foundation Prize for Conflict Prevention

Do You Speak Human Rights?

Eighth Anniversary of the Law for Culture of Peace in Bahia [Brazil]

The Elders welcome UN recognition of Palestine as an observer state

Estudantes da periferia de São Paulo encenam espetáculos para defender cultura de paz

Festival international de Nyamina, Mali : Cinéma et paix

Inició el Seminario Internacional por una Cultura de Paz: Cómo Suprimir la Violencia Contra las Mujeres

International Conference: The role of young people in peacebuilding and social change [Italy]

International Festival of Nyamina, Mali: Cinema and Peace

International Seminar for a Culture of Peace: How to Stop Violence against Women [Mexico]

Life-Link Friendship Schools in Iran

Malindi music festival promotes peace, co-existence - [Kenya]

The Man Who Saved the World

IMexico urged to promote a culture of peace

The Middle East without Weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Society Input

Myanmar Invites Nonviolent Peaceforce to Support Peace Processes

The need for civil society in peace negotiations

Oceanside woman promotes peace through murals (US)

Peace through Commerce in Israel and Palestine

Protecting fundamental freedoms, online and offline

Rally for Healthcare as a Human Right (USA)

Remise des Prix de la Fondation Chirac pour la prévention des conflits

Second High Level Media Workshop on the African Peace and Security

Sepaz capacita 200 universitários como Agentes da Paz [Brasil]

SEPAZ Trains 200 University Students as Agents of Peace [Brazil]

Sessão na AL-BA marca os oito anos da Lei da Cultura da Paz [Bahia, Brasil]

A Sport for Peace World Database

Statement by Julian Assange after Six Months in Ecuadorian Embassy

Students from the suburbs of São Paulo go on stage to promote the culture of peace

Talks fail to meet pace of climate change - Greenpeace

Thousands march in London for Gaza and freedom for Palestine

Tribute to Ancestors

Tunisia: Inauguration of first shelter for women victims of violence

Tunisie: Inauguration du premier centre pilote d'accueil des femmes victimes de la violence

Urgen promover cultura de la paz en Mexico

US Senator to Introduce Gun Control Bill

Women’s World in Nationwide Sensitization [Sierra Leone]

The World Conference on International Telecommunications: An analysis