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Articles

Kosovo and the Phantom Republics by Rene Wadlow When War Business Rules The World - By Douglas Mattern - Association of World Citizens - January, 2007 Good Governance is the Road Map for Peace and Renaissance of Africa - By Mussie Hailu Middle East Nuclear-weapon Free Zone: A Serious Start? Written by Rene Wadlow Thursday, 19 April 2007

Links / Resources

UN REFORM CIVIL SOCIETY MEDIA

Peace, Culture & Education

Culture of Peace Initiative Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE)   NEWSLETTER International Day of Peace Pathways to Peace Praxis Peace Institute TRANSCEND Peace University - The world's first on-line peace university - Summer School 2007 - APPLICATIONS United Religions Initiative

Women & Youth

Two Women's Rights Activists Released even as Crackdown on Iranian Civil Society Escalates - Two prominent Iranian women's rights activists, arrested at a peaceful protest on March 4 - March 20, 2007 A Letter from... Annie Imbens-Fransen, Coordinator United Religions Initiative Council for Women

United Nations News

Headline: UN General Assembly President-elect Urged to Continue UN Reforms; Promises Transparency and NGO Engagement - On May 24, 2007 the UN General Assembly elected Srgian Kerim of Macedonia to be the President of the 62nd session of the General Assembly, which opens 18 September 2007. He will take over from current President Sheika Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, the first woman to preside over the GA. UN Weekly News Update: Ban Ki-Moon: Why the World Has Changed in the UN's Favor UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon backs Al Gore on Climate Change UN climate panel presents road map to victory over warming - The United Nations' climate panel on Friday laid out a number of steps the world should take to rein in the growing threat of global warming. The third report this year from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a UN network of some 2,000 scientists, said the world has the technology and money to do what is needed. CNN/Associated Press BOUTROS-GHALI: DEMOCRATIZATION AT GLOBAL LEVEL NEEDED CAMPAIGN FOR U.N. PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY LAUNCHED MEDIA RELEASE - FRIDAY 18 MAY 2007 "CITIZENS NEED A VOICE IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS" POLITICAL LEADERS CALL FOR U.N. PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY - MEDIA RELEASE - MONDAY 23 APRIL 2007 Climate Change Requires Long-Term Global Response, Secretary-General of UN Tells Security Council UN: we have the money and know-how to stop global warming strategy to reverse climate change - David Adam, environment correspondent - Saturday April 28, 2007 - The Guardian Secretary General responds to coherence report, general assembly discussion begins - April 27, 2007 60TH Annual DPI/NGO Conference Draft 8 March 2007 - Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All United Nations, New York, 5 - 7 September 2007

News from Around the World

Rwandan King appoints Ethiopian as special envoy The African Daily Monitor - By Our Staff Writer Global Trade Unions Rising to Challenge of Climate Change Africa Getting Most of the Heat from Global Warming By Moyiga Nduru Johannesburg, 17 May 2007 MIDDLE EAST The Network of Spiritual Progressives Our Meeting with Jimmy Carter May 04 2007 - by Rabbi Michael Lerner A Power Governments Cannot Suppress - By Howard Zinn, City Lights - May 3, 2007, Printed on May 3, 2007 Interview with Helen Caldicott The Nobel Peace Prize nominee on nukes, global warming, and why we're closer to Armageddon than ever. - Los Angeles City Beat - March 22, 2007

 

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The People's Assembly Movement - Empowering the Voices of the People in Global Decision Making

THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT 2007 THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE IN GLOBAL DECISION-MAKING By Susan J. Zipp 10 STEPS TO CREATE A LOCAL PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY "Something earth-changing is afoot among civil society - a significant social movement is eluding the radar of mainstream culture." - Paul Hawken, a social activist living in California, shares his observations of the global grassroots movement for social and political change.

Upcoming Events

Praxis Peace Institute presents "Transforming Culture from Empire to Global Community" - Conference - Dubrovinik, Croatia - Conference June 3 - 9, 2007 "Building Community" Symposium Unity-and-Diversity World Council June 9-10, 2007, Pacific Palisades, LA, CA - Ph: 310-391-5735 Email: udcworld1@yahoo.com Web: www.udcworld.org DOWNLOAD FLYER 7.7.7 - Pax Fides Day - July 7, 2007 - a global day of peace and non-violence.

Actions and Organizations

Readers are invited to participate in preparation for a July 20th e-forum on Defining Utopia/Creating the Future-Ideal.

What People are Saying

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