The Fierce Urgency Of Now- International Peace & Planet Network Call on the eve of the 2022 NPT Review Conference
The Ukraine war and competition among the great powers have dangerously increased the dangers of a third, potentially nuclear, world war, and have underscored what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over half a century ago described as “THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW”. Like the period leading to the First ...
The Stockholm +50 Coalition – “Peoples Forum for Environment and Global Justice” (May 31-June 01)
The Stockholm +50 Coalition invites all for the “Peoples Forum for Environment and Global Justice” happening from May 31st to June 01st. The purpose of this event is to connect the issues and movements in different ways, covering some gaps in the overall system change that is necessary. Both ...
The IPB Recognizes Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) with the Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2021
Since its founding in 2000, the Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) has been a major advocate for the proper treatment and release of all political prisoners in Burma including researching and monitoring all ongoing trials, advocacy to international human rights mechanisms, and ...
Statement by Philip Jennings on the deployment of nuclear weapons at RAF Lakenheath, U.K.
“I am here to express the solidarity of the world’s peace movement with your action here today. I speak for the world’s oldest peace organization the IPB. Still mobilizing for peace for 130 years. We will make sure your action today will echo around the world. Our message is clear we do not ...
The Danish Referendum: Can Denmark Resist EU militarization?
On June 1, Denmark will hold a referendum on the abolition of the defense opt-out, which is one of the country’s opt-outs from the European Union. Currently, Denmark is the only EU country with such an opt-out option. EU militarization has increased tremendously – European arms are ...
Joint appeal for ceasefire and negotiations – 8/9 May 2022
The biggest global peace network, the IPB, and the 200-million strong ITUC have written personally to Presidents Putin and Zelensky urging them to mark Europe’s “day of liberation” – 8-9 May – by declaring a cease fire as a precursor to negotiations. The ITUC and IPB urge Presidents Putin and ...
North American launch of the Common Security Report 2022
The new Common Security 2022 report was released on April 28 in North America! The webinar was co-sponsored by Peace Action, PeaceQuest in Canada and the IPB. Speakers included: Anna Sundstrom – Secretary General, Olaf Palme Foundation (Sweden) Reiner Braun – Executive Director, International ...
World Social Forum 2022 plenary No To War – Yes to Life!
The more than 200 armed conflicts, 26 active wars and the threats of nuclear weapons clearly demonstrate the danger the world faces. While over 900 million people go to bed with empty stomachs, global military spending keeps expanding by the day. Register in advance for this meeting:https://www ...
GCOMS Press Conference “SIPRI Statistics on global arms spending 2021”
Every year the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) publishes statistics on global arms spending. In 2022, SIPRI published the statistics for 2021 on April 25th and the IPB held a hybrid press conference in Berlin to adress the consequences of the increasement of global arms ...