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 […]
Four global young leaders and six Mayors engage in a Global Inter-Generational Dialogue
Global Peace hosted a Global Inter-Generational Dialogue (IGD) during the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) World Congress as a celebration of the 25 successful IGDs held during 2019 as part of Global Peace’s 100 Cities 100 Dialogues initiative. The Global IGD – which was moderated by Global Peace Founder Dr Vasu Gounden – included […]
Global youth representatives join Mrs Machel and Mr Hochschild in a discussion
Youth representatives Ms Prisca Amponsah from Ghana, Mr Raghav Ranganthan from India, Ms Tamires Sampaio from Brazil, and Ms Sofia Moschin from Italy, participated in a briefing dialogue with the Chair of Global Peace, Mrs Graça Machel, and the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Mr Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond, in Durban, South Africa, ahead of opening ceremony […]
Intergenerational Dialogue takes place in Bamako, Mali
On 7 November 2019, Mali hosted an Inter-Generational Dialogue at the University of ISPRIC (Institute for Science, Politics, International Relations and Communications) in Badalobougou, Mali. The dialogue was convened by Fatima Al Ansar, Founder of the Tilwalte Peace Network and Moderator of Dia Sacko, Mali Cultural Foundation. The panel consisted of H.E Adrien Théâtre, Ambassador […]
Inter-Generational Dialogue takes place in Bonn, Germany
This past week, on 25 October 2019, Bonn, Germany played host to the Global Peace Inter-Generational Dialogue (IGD) as part of the 2019 Global Development Conference, Knowledge for Sustainable Development (K4SD): The Research-Policy Nexus convened by the Global Development Network. The choice of Bonn was strategic in convening Global Peace’s first German IGD as the […]
Inter-Generational Dialogue held in Lomé, Togo
On 19 October 2019, an Inter-Generational Dialogue (IGD) was held in the capital of Togo, Lomé at the University of Lomé. The dialogue marked the tenth Global Peace IGD to be convened in Africa, since the launch of the first dialogue in Accra, Ghana earlier in May 2019. To date 14 IGDs have been held […]
Global Peace hosts Inter-Generational Dialogue in Durban, South Africa
Joined by more than 100 participants from civil society, academia, government and youth leaders, Global Peace convened an Inter-Generational Dialogue (IGD) at the Durban Girls High School in its home city of Durban, South Africa on 15 October 2019. The dialogue tackled an array of local and global challenges with the aim of generating concrete […]
Young leaders driving the SDG agenda
As the United Nations (UN) General Assembly comes to a close this week, the events that have attracted the most media and international attention, have been young changemakers. From the likes of Greta Thunberg leading the #Fridaysforfuture Climate action events globally to Autumn Peltier rallying the cry for her fellow indigenous communities. Young leaders have […]
Global Peace & JCI Cameroon celebrate International Peace Day with Peace is Possible Dialogue in Yaoundé, Cameroon
On 21 September 2019, Junior Chamber International (JCI) Cameroon convened a Peace is Possible Dialogue as part of the Global Peace 100 Cities 100 Dialogues. The event was hosted in partnership with Cameroon Youth and Students Forum for Peace (CAMYOSFOP), Local Youth Corner (LOYOC) Cameroon, Global Peace and the NOLANGA Study Centre in Yaoundé, Cameroon. […]
Time for action before it’s too late: 7-year-old award-winning Indian climate activist
7-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, was recently awarded the prestigious “World Children Peace Prize 2019” from Global Peace Index. Ms Kangujam was recognised for her countless efforts towards combating climate change and raising awareness throughout India on the looming threat of climate change on international peace & security. Ms Kangujam also founded The Child Movement, […]
