Over a Century of Peace-Making
IPB has a long and fascinating history that falls into three main phases, each reflecting stages in the development of the 20th century peace movement : - Dynamic early years; - Decline and rebirth; - Modern era. The IPB was founded in 1891-92, as a result of consultations at the Universal Peace Congresses,... > READ MORE

Ducommun : First Secretary-General
Few peace advocates know the name Elie Ducommun. For this reason, a two-day history seminar was held in Geneva in late April to explore the life of the remarkable Swiss politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1902, together with IPB's second Sec-General, Albert Gobat. The 'Ducommun Committee' of which I am a member) decided to invite specialists from several countries... > READ MORE

Laureates & Leaders
Baroness Bertha Felicie Sophie von Suttner (June 9, 1843-June 21, 1914), born Countess Kinsky in Prague, was the posthumous daughter of a field marshal. In 1891 she was responsible for the creation of the Permanent International Peace Bureau in Berne.
In 1892, she promised to keep Alfred Nobel informed on the progress of the peace movement and, if possible, to convince... > READ MORE

Reports

• Annual Reports
• Triennal Reports   

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Activities since 1990
2005 : Women in Peacemaking project : Commemorations of the centenary of the Nobel Prize, awarded to IPB Vice President Bertha von Suttner (1905) - Geneva, Prague, Austria, Udine, The Hague etc. Exhibitions, symposiums, press articles and so on. ...
Sean MacBride Peace Prize Winners ... > READ MORE

Recent Conferences

• IPB Annual Seminar, Copenhagen, Nov. 2008
• IPB at Asia-Europe People's Forum
• Alexandria seminar 2007 - Books or Bombs?

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Centenaries 2004-2013

2005 : 100th anniversary of the 1905 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Bertha von Suttner, (IPB Vice-President) ... > READ MORE