Can there be peace alongside nuclear weapons? Disarmament and development are closely related and this is a large issue facing international development. Reducing the expenditure of military weapons can bring about development of other activities including eradicating poverty and promoting economic change.
Inauguration of the Global Youth Campaign on Disarmament for Shared SecuritySan José, Costa Rica 7-9 November 2009
The first youth-led global multi-religious campaign on disarmament led by the youth network of Religions for Peace, was inaugurated in San José, Costa Rica, from 7 to 9 November 20
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On 12 June the UN Secretary-General announced the release of 100 Reasons to Disarm, which would be distributed by email, twitter, face-book, my-space, text and person-person.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to mark the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Pe
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International religious and civil society youth leaders will join their Asian counterparts (a continent confronted with proliferation of nuclear weapons) at the Religions for Peace Summit of Religious Youth Leaders on Disarmament for Shared Security, in Kathmandu, Nepal on 10-11 July 2009.
The
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Childsafe Foundation is inviting all children to 'Peace' the world together!
With the UN's International Land Mine Awareness day and Earth Day the Childsafe Foundation is holding its first Peace poster contest for children of the ages 10-15.
Children are invited to artistically create their visio
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This link provides access to the third edition of Global Guide to Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education.
It is intended as a background document for the June 2003 interagency meeting on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Education at the United Nations. It is also
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Schools Demining Schools brought schools together around the issue of landmines. After learning about the topic, schools ran their own fundraising drives to raise money to clear school grounds of mines. Students could follow the results of their actions through email exchanges with the demining team
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July 23, 2008
TEENAGER'S MESSAGE PROMOTES US LEADERSHIP FOR A NUCLEAR WEAPONS-FREE WORLD
Teenager Erik Choquette wrote and created a remarkable animated video to claim the $1,000 first prize in the the 2008 Swackhamer Disarmament Video Contest.
"I'm incredibly uncomfortable living with the fact
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