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online – Uniting for Peace AGM and Summer Conference 2023: Inequality and Instability – Peace Based Approach

May 18, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Uniting for Peace AGM and Summer Conference 2023: Inequality and Instability – Peace Based Approach

register at:   https://worldbeyondwar.org/uniting-for-peace-agm-and-summer-conference-2023-inequality-and-instability-peace-based-approach/?link_id=36&can_id=6b27c3efec5e8e12ebde2e1f248c9f56&source=email-wbw-news-action-a-hard-rain&email_referrer=email_1900199&email_subject=wbw-news-action-abolish-military-bases

By Uniting for Peace, April 30, 2023

An online event, free, open to public.

Thursday, 18 May 2023, 18:00 – 20:00 London Time

Chair: Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association

Speakers:

Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Former Director-General of UNESCO, Founder, Fundación Cultura de Paz and Author, The World Ahead: Our Future in the Making

Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Author, CND Now More than Ever: The Story of a Peace Movement

Vijay Mehta, Chair, Uniting for Peace, Board Member, Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructure for Peace (GAMIP), Author of How Not To Go To War

David Swanson, Executive Director, World Beyond War, Advisory Board Member, Nobel Peace Prize Watch, Author, War is A Lie

John Gittings, Former The Guardian Journalist Specialised on China and East Asia, Author, The Glorious Art of Peace

David Adams, Former UNESCO Director of the Unit for the International Year for the Culture of Peace, Coordinator, The Culture of Peace News Network

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Global Inequality, poverty and instability are major challenges facing the world today. The richest 1 percent seized nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99 percent of the world’s population, reveals a new Oxfam report. Addressing these issues requires a multi-faceted approach that prioritises collaboration, cooperation and mutual understanding by promoting economic development, ensuring access to basic resources, and fostering a culture of peace, it’s possible to create a more equitable and stable world for all.

Free Online Conference – All Welcome

For further information, contact Vijay Mehta – vijay@vmpeace.org

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Date:
May 18, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm