Global Peace Celebrates 2022 World Water Day
Groundwater is invisible, but its impact is visible everywhere. Out of sight, under our feet, groundwater is a hidden treasure that enriches our lives. Almost all of the freshwater in the world is groundwater. As climate change intensifies, groundwater will become more and more critical. As a result, we need to work together to sustainably manage this […]
Global Peace Commemorates International Youth Day 2021
In 1999, the UN General Assembly resolution 54/120 endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers of Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day. It was against this backdrop that Global Peace hosted its “Global Peace Youth Day 2021” discussion during a virtual setting under the theme, “Transforming Food Systems: […]
We’ve delivered Global Peace in 100 cities in 100 countries
The Coordinator of Campaign and Advocacy of Global Peace and African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), Mr Kobla Asamani, has said at the Global Peace Inter-Generational Dialogue and the launch of Futures Forum by the Deputy UN Secretary-General, H. E. Amina Mohammed and Mrs Graca Machel, Chair of Global Peace, on 5 […]
The significance of Inter-Generational Dialogues and the role of Global Peace in the COVID-19 era and beyond
‘Even before the onset of COVID-19, the social and economic integration of young people was an ongoing challenge. The pandemic has been particularly hard on young women, children and youth from middle- and lower-income countries. Of the many impacts associated with the pandemic, young people face challenges linked to education, health, food and shelter. Unless […]
Global Peace New Years message from 1500m above Lake Pokhara in Nepal
The Global Peace team takes this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to our partners and friends across the world who have helped us in our efforts to work together towards building a better world. As we head into 2020, our Founder Dr. Vasu Gounden shared his message for the year from 1500m above Lake […]
Global Peace represented at the Africa Student’s and Youth Summit in Morocco
The Kingdom of Morocco, in collaboration with the Ghana-Morocco Old Students Association (GHAMOSA), hosted the 8th Africa Students and Youth Summit (ASYS) from 20-23 December 2019 in the city of Rabat. Prof Martin Rupiya, ACCORD’s Manager for Training and Innovation, was invited as a speaker for the high-level dialogue entitled, ‘A new culture of work for the future […]
Highlights from the Launch of the Plant Trees Not Bombs Campaign
Highlights from our latest campaign Plant Trees Not Bombs which was launched by the South African Minister of Defence during the United Cities and Local Governments Congress. The ceremony including the planting of the Tree of Peace. Global Peace’s Plant Trees Not Bombs campaign calls on citizens and militaries from 75 countries to work together […]
“Plant Trees Not Bombs” Campaign launched
[envira-gallery id=”1876″] The Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) witnessed the launch of Global Peace’s latest campaign designed to combat climate change by South Africa’s Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Hon. Min. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Through the Plant Trees Not Bombs Campaign, Global Peace aims to plant 75 million trees by the end of 2020. Militaries […]
Nobel Prize for Economics awarded to three economists for poverty research
MIT Economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Harvard Economist Michael Kremer won the 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for their work in fighting global poverty. Esther Duffo is the youngest ever winner in the award’s 50-year history, at 46, and only the second woman, after Elinor Ostrom in 2009. Abhijit and Duflo’s research that garnered the […]
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo announces the hosting of first ever Global Peace Initiative
“In 2019, Ghana will host the first Global Peace initiative which is intended to help forge the connection between peace and development…”