2009

Interim Annual Report

DISARMAMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
The D for D Programme is gradually expanding in all continents through the IPB network, partner organizations and a variety of contacts. We have developed this process further through the following activities: >>>READ MORE

2008

IPB has worked hard to consolidate its main programme –Disarmament for Development. Global military budgets continue to rise at an alarming rate and the needs in fields like climate change and sustainable development are growing even faster, so it is vital that civil society finds new and more effective ways to raise its voice.  We have extended the range of our message to many new countries/constituencies.
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2005
The year that has passed was one of many highlights, some joyful, some tragic. The largest civil society mobilisation was the "Make Poverty History/Live 8" event, on the occasion of the G8 meeting at Gleneagles, Scotland. It was proof that large numbers of ordinary people can make a difference to decision making. Soon after, however, the London bombings brought a grim ... > READ MORE

2004
In 2004 the key issues facing the world's peace movements were little different from those they faced in the preceding 3 years. Probably they can be summed in the one word: Iraq. Armed intervention, the dominant rôle of the US, oil wars, terrorism, human rights, military spending, democracy, inter-cultural dialogue, reform of the UN... all the big themes that civil society ... > READ MORE

2001-2003
Mission Statement. The mission of IPB is to promote peace and disarmament through international cooperation. Since it is a general organisation, its principal function is to bring together the many sectors or ‘families’ in the peace movement and to refl ect their debates and experiences in publications and events. From the Constitution : The IPB is an international non- ... > READ MORE

2001-2003 : Inside Cover
The IPB is the world´s oldest and most comprehensive international peace federation, bringing together people working for peace in many different sectors: not only pacifi sts but also women´s, youth, labour, religious and professional bodies. IPB was founded in 1892 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910. By early 2004 its network had grown to 265 member organizations, both .... > READ MORE

2001-2003 : Member List
IPB’s membership has expanded significantly during the period. After the October 2003 IPB Assembly, at which 44 new members were approved (a record for one year) the total number of groups was 265. Date in brackets indicates date of admission. International Philosophers for Peace and the Elimination of Nuclear and Other Threats to Global Existence (1988). Nonviolence ... > READ MORE

2001-2003 : French Version
Le BIP, la plus ancienne et la plus vaste des fédérations internationales pour la paix, oeuvre pour la paix dans de nombreux domaines : il réunit non seulement des pacifistes, mais également des groupements de femmes, de jeunes, de travailleurs, ainsi que des organisations religieuses et professionnelles. Créé en 1892, le BIP a gagné le prix Nobel de la paix en 1910. ... > READ MORE

1998-2000
Over the last 3 years the work of the IPB Secretariat, Steering Committee and many of our member organisations has been focussed primarily on the Hague Appeal for Peace. This enormous global effort of civil society networking, culminating in the hugely successful conference at the Hague in May 1999, was organised essentially by the 4 founding organisations, of which... > READ MORE