World Peace Organisations
Peace is the most precious ‘commodity’ in this world. International peace organizations ensure that there is a peaceful prevention of wars and conflicts. These groups burn the candle at both ends to make sure that there is peace in the entire world. Many organizations promote peace around the world, each one working with a different approach and on a different level to make this world a better place to live.
Let’s have a look at such organizations that strive to establish world peace:
The International Peace Bureau
The International Peace Bureau aims at creating a war free world. The group believes that reducing military funding saves money that can be used to fulfill basic human needs. The organization has members from over 70 countries and won the Nobel Peace Prize(1910 )for promoting global peace.
United Nations Organisation
It is beyond doubt that UNO is one of the most active and widespread peacebuilding organization in the world today.Apart from working for peace building, UNO also works for conflict prevention and peace enforcement.It partners with host countries, regional organizations, member states, and the UN Secretariat. The UN has built an impressive peacekeeping record for over 60 years and has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Human Rights Watch
Human rights watch is a global organization that is famous for its activities around peace building. The group carries out research and advocacy on human rights. Earlier known as Helsinki Watch, the organization is founded as a private NGO and became operational in 1978. The body defends human rights, thereby promoting global peace.
United Religions Initiative
United Religions Initiative is an organization that works to bridge religious and cultural differences in an attempt to promote world peace. The group envisions a peaceful world sustained by interconnected communities that respect diversity, social and environmental justice and nonviolent conflict resolution. With a membership of over a million people from different faiths drawn from over 85 countries, the organization is a major advocate for global peace.
Mayors for Peace
Mayors for Peace is an initiative by a Hiroshima mayor founded in 1982 in response to the atomic bombings that killed hundreds in the city. The organization promotes peace internationally and works towards eliminating nuclear weapons by 2020. Mayors for Peace has over 7000 members from over 160 countries around the world.
The non-violent peace force
The non-violent peace force aims at protecting civilians and reducing violence in war-torn areas. Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama, among seven other Nobel laureates have endorsed the organization.The organization has its headquarters in Brussels and another office in Minneapolis. With teams deployed in countries such as South Sudan, the Middle East, Phillippines, and Myanmar, the group is useful in the promotion of peace. They collaborate with the police and civil society to promote peace globally.
Pathways to peace
Pathways to Peace is a global peacebuilding organization dedicated to promoting peaceful coexistence. The organization is a messenger of the United Nations and works with UNICEF, UNESCO, Centre for Human rights and United Nations center of human settlements. Pathways to Peace collaborates with organizations globally to promote the culture of peace.
The Global Peace Foundation
Global peace foundation is an organization that aims at promoting a value based approach towards peace building.The group has its headquarters in Maryland, USA and partners with governments to execute programs that aim at reducing human trafficking. They hold cultural peace festivals around the world to promote peace.
Code Pink
Code Pink is a women-led organization that condemns wars and militarism in the US.It is popular in its effort to prevent the US war on Iraq under presidents George Bush and Saddam Hussein. It continues to work against wars in countries like Afghanistan and other repressive regimes. The organization works through challenging governments by street theater, creative visuals, and civil resistance.Code Pink Is led by women but also welcomes male members.
Flame of Peace
Flame of Peace is a nonprofit organization that promotes global peace. The organization has its headquarters in Austria and promotes peace by rewarding diplomats, politicians, activists and individuals with outstanding efforts in peace building.
International peace organizations work to promote peace all over the globe. Therefore, we should not be drunk on the idea that violence and hatred foster the world.We should instead support these organizations in all ways possible so as to make the world a peaceful place to live.
