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4Days4Peace in Barcelona

4Days4Peace – Barcelona, October 23–26, 2025
Organized by the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau

From October 23 to 26, 2025, Barcelona hosted 4 Days 4 Peace, a series of events co-organized by the Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau and the International Peace Bureau (IPB), with the support of the Barcelona City Council. The gathering brought together peace builders, researchers, and activists from various fields around the world to exchange perspectives, coordinate strategies, and strengthen the global movement for peace and disarmament.

The event opened on Thursday, October 23, with the Centre Delàs Annual Conference 2025, titled “Darkest before dawn. Pacifism in times of genocide and rearmament.” Held at Sala Sandaru, the conference reflected on two years of genocide in Gaza, Western complicity, and the growing normalization of militarism. Participants called for non-violence and alternatives to the policies of rearmament and authoritarianism.

UNSILENCE FORUM

[Press Release: Act X Palestine]

With figures such as Youmna El Sayed and Wael Al Dahdouh, who were Al Jazeera’s voices in Gaza, paying an enormous personal price; lawyer Raji Sourani, who is leading the effort to bring the Israeli government before the International Criminal Court; and Iranian activist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini.

The UNSILENCE FORUM brings to Barcelona a historic debate on the future of democracy and peace in the Euro-Mediterranean region

From 14 to 16 November, journalists, human rights defenders and activists from more than 20 countries will gather in Barcelona to think, create and resist in the face of genocides, occupations and rearmament, with first-hand testimonies from Gaza and across the region, in a unique gathering framed within the global call ACTxPALESTINE.

The International Peace Bureau Calls for Action to Protect Civilians in Darfur, Sudan

El Fashir, the last standing city in Darfur, Sudan, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). And civilians are facing mass humanitarian atrocities.

For more than 550 days, the city had been under siege, devastated by the systematic cut off of aid, food, and medicine. Thousands were killed through execution, bombardment, starvation & severe malnutrition. In two days, more than two thousand people have been killed. 460 patients and their families were massacred inside the Saudi Maternity Hospital, medical staff were abducted, and an estimated 180,000 people remain trapped inside with no safe passage out. While the Rapid Support Forces broadcast videos of their own crimes, parading victims, and committing documented executions. The world’s response to these atrocities has been shameful.

IPB Co-President Joseph Gerson stated:

“In pursuit of arms sales profits and Sudan’s resources, cynical forces have made medieval brutality possible. It must stop, and the people of Darfur must be permitted to rebuild their lives and futures without fear.”

The International Peace Bureau does not accept the status quo of brutal violence, mass murder, and dominance, and we stand with the people of Sudan. We recognise that the first, fastest responders are the local networks of volunteer medics, community kitchens, and emergency response rooms, who continue to provide lifesaving assistance despite the collapse of state protection. Supporting these actors is central to saving lives and affirming human dignity during this systemic and unacceptable violence.

The International Peace Bureau calls on citizens, media, and governments alike to keep Sudan and their work visible, to challenge indifference, and to sustain public pressure for a cease-fire and opening of unrestricted humanitarian corridors to all affected areas in Darfur.

IPB Statement Sudan Download

The Heartbeat of Sudan: Fatima Medani on Grassroots Power and Transformative Justice

In this vital episode of the Women as Agents of Change podcast, Liza Florida speaks with Fatima Medani, whose work bridges global policy with local, on-the-ground resilience in Sudan. Fatima shares her deeply personal connection to her homeland, explaining how the inherent self-reliance and interconnectedness of Sudanese communities have given rise to powerful, women-led initiatives. Long before the recent conflict, these groups were filling the institutional gaps left by formal mechanisms.

This conversation dismantles the outdated and harmful donor-recipient narrative. Fatima powerfully argues for a shift towards transformative justice—not fixing what is broken, but transforming the relationships that allow harm to occur. Through vivid examples like the Community Kitchens and the evolution of Resistance Committees into Emergency Response Rooms, she illustrates how local women are sophisticated leaders in logistics, safety, and care. This is not a story about victims waiting to be saved; it is a demand for international actors to see these women as equal partners, co-creators, and the true experts in building a sustainable peace.

Statement in Defense of the UN Resolution Condemning the US Blockade Against Cuba

DECLARACIÓN EN DEFENSA DE LA RESOLUCIÓN DE NNUU QUE CONDENA EL BLOQUEO A CUBA POR LOS EEUU

El Foro Internacional por la Paz, espacio de cooperación y coordinación en el que participamos organizaciones políticas, sociales que defendemos la Paz y la Solidaridad entre los Pueblos expresamos el mas firme respaldo a la resolución presentada ante la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas que llama a poner fin al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos contra la República de Cuba.

The Princess of Peace: Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman on Healing Generations Through Education

In this powerful episode of the Women as Agents of Change podcast, Liza Florida sits down with Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman, whose life story is a testament to the power of turning personal history into a global mission. Ate. Honey recounts how her formative years, marked by the sirens and fear of the Gulf War, planted a deep longing to help children affected by conflict. Guided by her unique interfaith family roots—a Maranao Muslim father and a Catholic-born mother who embraced Islam—she embodies a message of unity that transcends cultural and religious divides.

New Publication: No more wars! The Charter of the United Nations

Book By: Michael Von Der Schulenberg

This brochure, “No more wars! The Charter of the United Nations,” serves as a timely reminder of the foundational principles established 80 years ago to safeguard humanity’s future. In an era where military escalation often overshadows diplomatic solutions, it revisits the UN Charter’s profound commitment to preserving peace, human dignity, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The collection critiques how geopolitical realities have drifted from these ideals, particularly in Western contexts, and calls for a urgent return to international law as the sole path toward sustainable global security.

Israel Detains the Global Sumud Flotilla: Another War Crime

Statement by the International Forum for Peace

In violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), International Humanitarian Law, and Article 54 of the Geneva Convention and its Additional Protocol I, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the detention of its crew in waters over which it has no jurisdiction.

In the 80th Year of the A-Bombing – Decision and Action Now to Abolish Nuclear Weapons!

2025 World Conference against A and H Bombs Declaration of the International Meeting

It will soon be 80 years since the atomic bombs were dropped by the US on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Now, in this 80th year, the world must make a decision to abolish nuclear weapons and to take necessary actions to implement that commitment. Assembled in Hiroshima, we recall anew the unspeakable devastation caused by nuclear weapons, and appeal to the people around the world to open the road to a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world.the world must make a decision to abolish nuclear weapons and to take necessary actions to implement that commitment. Assembled in Hiroshima, we recall anew the unspeakable devastation caused by nuclear weapons, and appeal to the people around the world to open the road to a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world.

Military & conflict-related emissions & climate reparations for Palestine

A new report titled “Military & Conflict-Related Emissions & Climate Reparations for Palestine”, jointly prepared by Tipping Point North South and the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy, examines the environmental and climate impacts of military activity in the context of the ongoing conflict in Palestine.

The report is released to coincide with the civil society-led “Draw the Line” Global Week of Action, which takes place alongside the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and ahead of the UN Climate Summit (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.