19 Sept 2016. As the date of the IPB`s world congress 2016 Disarm! for a Climate of Peace is approaching fast, we are happy to present the final version of the congress programme: Here. In it we proudly present our new supporters such as the Nobel Peace Center and BetterWorldLinks, we introduce you to the … Continue reading “IPB BERLIN CONGRESS: Full Programme now available”
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On 18 February 2021, in preparation for the Second IPB World Peace Congress in Barcelona this fall, IPB held a roundtable discussion on US-China Relations, featuring Dr. Joseph Gerson of the US and Prof. Wang Danning of China, with commentators from across Asia. Below are the texts of the two speeches as well as the … Continue reading “Speeches from US-China Round Table”
“We must move from the law of the jungle to that of understanding, dialogue, and listening, to the conviction that people understand each other by talking” The International Peace Bureau (IPB) deeply mourns the passing of close friend and dedicated culture of peace advocate Federico Mayor Zaragoza. As Director of UNESCO from 1987 until 1999, … Continue reading “In Memoriam: Federico Mayor Zaragoza “
Joseph Gerson Text of speech given on the IPB’s webinar, Feb. 24, 2024 I don’t have a crystal ball, and I can’t promise accurate predictions about the state of the Ukraine War a year from today. Three things that we do know are first, that Russia will continue fighting until it secures Ukrainian neutrality, and … Continue reading “The Ukraine War a Year From Now: A Realist Case for Ceasefire & Negotiations”
The world has lost a major pillar of peace education, a great teacher and a feminist anti-war scholar and activist. We, who had the huge privilege of being her long-term friend, have lost a loving and caring friend, an inspirational and knowledgeable discussion partner and a wonderful person for joyful interaction. Betty Reardon was an … Continue reading “Betty Reardon: In Memoriam”
Did you know that IPB is the world’s oldest peace organizations? Are you curious about what IPB does to support peace in a nonviolent way? Then you can’t miss our 2021 Activity Report! You’ll read about our second World Peace Congress in Barcelona, where we presented our Action plan 2021-2023, our Networks around the world, … Continue reading “Our 2021 Activity Report is out!”
Philip Jennings was re-elected Co-President of the IPB in October 2022 and currently serves his second term. He spent over 40 years first in the UK and then the global trade union movement where he occupied key leadership positions for 30 years.
Mikhail Gorbachev is best known as the final leader of the Soviet Union, a position that inevitably comes with a lot of presuppositions. In commemorating Gorbachev posthumously, IPB remembers Gorbachev’s role as a supporter of peace and common security.
The facts are well known: the world is facing a double suicide, the fast one by nuclear weapons and the slower one by climate disaster. 2 trillion arms expenditures per year, and 14,000 nuclear weapons in the process of being replaced by new ones in all nuclear weapon states, are central material expressions of this … Continue reading “Knowledge Alone is No Substitute for Strategy and Action”
