"Syria’s Only Path to Peace" - Ribal Al-Assad

Throughout Syria’s seven-year-old conflict, the West – like Russia – has consistently put its own strategic interests before those of the country’s peaceful majority. Syrians want genuine democracy and equality under the law; but that will not happen until the extremists are removed from the equation.

"NO ONE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OSLO ACCORDS" - Jon Schwarz, Alice Speri

ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1993, Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization signed the Oslo Accords on the lawn of the White House. Following some nudging from U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chair Yasser Arafat shook hands, thrilling the 3,000 assembled potentates.

"A Divided Germany Came Together for the Olympics Decades Before Korea Did - Erin Blakemore

At the opening ceremonies of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, on February 9, 2018, something spectacular happened: Athletes from North and South Korea, which have been bitterly divided for 73 years, marched beneath a unified flag. Though North and South appear no closer to reunification, the move was seen as an olive branch of sorts that could pave the way for better relations between the estranged countries—and it’s just one example of how the worldwide sporting event can bring people together, if only for a few weeks.

"A Winter Thaw on the Korean Peninsula" - Javier Solana

Throughout the history of the modern Olympic Games, the event has served as a platform for nationalism, but also for advancing peace and human dignity in the spirit of friendly competition. When the Games begin next month on the tumultuous Korean Peninsula, one hopes the legacy of peacemaking and rapprochement prevails.

António Guterres - Brilhante discurso

"Les multiples visages de Shimon Pérès" - Dominique Vidal

Na morte de Shimon Pérès, a opinião de Dominique Vidal:

Shimon Pérès est mort mercredi 28 septembre 2016. Retour sur soixante années de la carrière politique contrastée de celui qui fut à la fois l’artisan de « l’ambiguïté délibérée » du nucléaire israélien, l’un des acteurs de la politique de colonisation, des accords d’Oslo comme de leur échec, et le lauréat du prix Nobel de la paix.

Dia Internacional de Solidariedade com o Povo da Palestina

Mensagem do Secretário-geral da ONU

70 anos da ONU

Facing a world where inequality is growing, trust is fading, and impatience with leadership can be seen and felt far and wide, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set the stage for 70th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly today with a call to “translate promises on paper to action on the ground” by backing a bold new sustainability agenda that aims to wipe out poverty and build a sustainable future for all.

Dia Internacional da Paz

I call on all warring parties to lay down their weapons and observe a global ceasefire. To them I say: stop the killings and the destruction, and create space for lasting peace.

"As an Iranian-American, both sides of my split identity rejoice at a nuclear deal" - Ali Gharib

By birthright, I would have had every reason to forsake the Islamic Republic and hope that talks to resolve the crisis over its nuclear program would fail. My family left Iran in 1979 – just after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the Shah – when my mother, pregnant with my sister, fled the country while several members of her huge but tight-knit family were in revolutionary prisons. I owe the Iranian government nothing, and could have easily said, Screw them.

Victory! - 08/05/1945

Foi há 100 anos

Já em 1914, em plena guerra, o futebol demonstrou a importância que ainda hoje tem:

O futebol é um jogo notável que cruza fronteiras por todo este mundo. Mas o que aconteceu naquele dia, há um século, não impediu a carnificina que tomou estimadas 16 milhões de vidas, nem derrubou barreiras para prevenir as guerras atuais.

Um facto histórico que virou música:

Livro Recomendado - "A Guerra que acabou com a Paz"

Um grande livro de Margaret MacMillan

"A European call to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement"

We strongly condemn Israel’s latest massacre of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. More than 2,160 Palestinians were killed, more than 10,800 were injured and more than 500,000 people were displaced. The UN and other international bodies accuse Israel of deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure including schools and hospitals, as well as other war crimes.

Prémio Nobel da Paz 2014 - Malala Yousufzai e Kailash Satyarthi

Quem é Malala?

Malala became a global advocate for the millions of girls being denied a formal education because of social, economic, legal and political factors. She started the Malala Fund to bring awareness to the social and economic impact of girls’ education and to empower girls to raise their voices, to unlock their potential, and to demand change.

Quem é Kailash?

Kailash Satyarthi (born on January 11, 1954) is a human rights activist from India who has been at the forefront of the global movement to end child slavery and exploitative child labor since 1980 when he gave up a lucrative career as an Electrical Engineer for initiating crusade against Child Servitude. As a grassroots activist, he has led the rescue of over 78,500 child slaves and developed a successful model for their education and rehabilitation. As a worldwide campaigner, he has been the architect of the single largest civil society network for the most exploited children, the Global March Against Child Labor,which is a worldwide coalition of NGOs, Teachers' Union and Trade Unions.

"Você conhece Deus?"

1ª guerra mundial - 100 anos

Faz hoje 100 anos que começou a 1ª guerra mundial - a chamada Grande Guerra.

A Primeira Guerra Mundial ocorreu entre 28 de julho de 1914 e 11 de novembro de 1918 e alterou para sempre o mapa geopolítico na Europa e no Médio Oriente.

O conflito foi desencadeado pelo assassinato do arquiduque Francisco Fernando da Áustria, o herdeiro do trono da Áustria, por um nacionalista jugoslavo. A Casa da Áustria fez um ultimato à Servia. As alianças militares foram chamadas ao conflito. Semanas depois as grandes potências mundiais estavam em guerra.

Os avanços na tecnologia militar significaram na prática um poder de fogo defensivo mais poderoso que as capacidades ofensivas, tornando a guerra extremamente mortífera. O arame farpado era um constante obstáculo para os avanços da infantaria; a artilharia, muito mais letal que no século XIX, armada com poderosas metralhadoras. Os alemães começaram a usar gás cloro em 1915, no que foi a primeira utilização de armas químicas, e logo depois ambos os lados usavam da mesma estratégia. Nenhum dos lados ganhou a guerra pelo uso de tal artifício, mas eles tornaram a vida nas trincheiras ainda mais miserável tornando-se um dos mais temidos e lembrados horrores de guerra.

Numa nota curiosa, temos que no início da guerra, chegando a primeira época natalícia, se encontram relatos de os soldados de ambos os lados cessarem as hostilidades e mesmo saírem das trincheiras e cumprimentarem-se (trégua de Natal). Isto ocorreu sem o consentimento do comando, no entanto, foi um evento único. Não se repetiu posteriormente por diversas razões: o número demasiado elevado de baixas aumentou os sentimentos de ódio dos soldados e o comando, dados os acontecimentos do primeiro ano, tentou usar esta altura para fazer propaganda, o que levou os soldados a desconfiar ainda mais uns dos outros.

 A alimentação era sobretudo à base de carne, vegetais enlatados e biscoitos, sendo os alimentos frescos uma raridade.

"Global End of Year Survey: After US, Pakistan considered biggest threat to world peace"

In a 2013 global survey conducted by Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup, the public perception of United States saved Pakistan the embarrassment of being labeled the biggest threat to world peace today.

"Women, work and peace"

Receiving the 2011 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, Ela Bhatt re-examines our idea of peace, arguing that equity, local economies and the empowerment of women through work are central to supporting economic freedoms, and therefore peace.

"Christmas Palestine 2011"