Stories from around the globe show how a united world is already in motion. This platform highlights experiences, initiatives, and projects from people and communities working for unity and peace. Explore what’s happening and get inspired.
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>President Magufuli -“Let's work together for peace and unity”</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">“I promise to be faithful to the promises I have made during the electoral campaign but we have to work together. Let’s do whatever it takes to guarantee peace and unity in this nation” - these were the first words of John Magufuli, victor of the elections and the next Tanzanian president, during a speech made public today at Dar es Salam.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Toshiko Tsuhako, from Okinowa, was 12 years old when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear attacks. The memory of the war continues to impel her to build peace in the world.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong><strong>“On August 22, 1944, I lost my only sister in the Tsushima maru naval disater.”</strong> The passenger ship was sunk by an American submarine. More than 1,400 civilians lost their lives, including 700 children. “Up until the day of her death at the age of 96, my mother continued to say: “The war ate her on me. . .” Mrs Toshiko Tsuhako spoke from the bottom of her heart as she recounted her story to us. Her city, on Okinowa Island, had been the theatre of the only land battle in Japan through the months of April, May and June 1945, leaving 150,000 dead.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>The National League for Democracy party wins more than 70% of the votes. The ruling party admits defeat</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The National League for Democracy party, the movement of Aung San Suu Kyi, won the presidential election in Burma defeating the military party in power and gaining "more than 70% of the votes." This was revealed by the opposition spokesman. According to local television, the ruling party, USDP, admited defeat. Celebrations in the streets of the country while San Suu Kyi called for "not provoke the defeated rivals."</p>
<h1 style="text-align: justify;">Can sports contribute to building a more united world?</h1> <h2>Krizevci (Croatia), 2-4 October 2015</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">Dialogue as a resource and essential opportunity to promote a new culture of sports. The seventh convention organised by the Sportmeet network in Krizevci (Croatia, 2-4 October).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Can sports contribute to building a more united world? Could it become a field of action and a tool for unity among individuals and peoples? These were the queries that sparked up the experience of the founders of <a href="http://www.sportmeet.org/" target="_blank">Sportmeet</a>, motivated by the sharing of the common passion for sports.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>"We came here to show that Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians can stand together and move towards a different policy, a policy of a just peace."</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">With a huge media focus on the bloodshed and brutality in the Middle East, hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians have taken part in a peace march through the streets of Jerusalem.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Israeli activist and teacher Uri Weltmann was among those marching.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Before the reporters of various newspapers, Patriarch Bartholomew gave an interview after receiving the h.c. Doctorate in the Culture of Unity awarded by the Sophia University Institute in Loppiano, last 26 Ooctober.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>“I am really very happy to be here in the town of Loppiano</strong>. I came for the <em>honoris causa</em> Doctorate awarding ceremony. And at the same time, it is a wonderful coincidence: the 50th year from its founding by Chiara Lubich, whom we remember with veneration. And I, as a friend of the Focolare Movement share the joy of this anniversary. Of course I cannot but feel happy and moved to have received the very first <em>honoris causa</em> Docotrate which Sophia has awarded. I am happy to be the first to receive it!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>An occasion of harmony between the powers, the political parties and the citizens.<br /></em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">From march of 2015 brazilian politicians and citizens of the mppu deeply understood there role in this moment of moral, institutional and economical crisis in brazil.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo, Joao Pessoa, Manaus and Brasilia moments of dialogue were held and the conclusion of this meetings was that the actual moment is of “concertation”, understood as harmony between the powers, the political parties and the citizens.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Over 5,000 people from all over the country and from more than 60 ecclesial movements, for the first time 'together' in Puebla. To give visibility, consistency and unity to the commitment of the laicals in the reconstruction of the <em>Mexican</em> social fabric.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong><strong>“An historic event;” “there’s no turning back;” “only through our communion will we solve the problems of Mexico.”</strong> These were some of the phrases that were joyfully echoing in the corridors of the Centro Expositor, an avant-garde but functional structure that adds to the already rich architectural patrimony of the city of Puebla.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Zero Hunger is ambitious, but it’s achievable. Working together, we can help change people’s lives for the better, and we can reach our goal of ending hunger by 2030. Today, we’re sharing some of the success stories that prove that we can help create a brighter future not just for individuals, but for the world.</em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Pappy Chimalamungo was forced to serve as a child soldier during the protracted armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We’re helping Pappy and hundreds of thousands of other children like him to rebuild their lives, restoring trust and stability through enabling them to share meals with former rivals.</p>
Dialogue & Interculture
United World Week
Every year, from May 1st to 7th, the United World Project support, together with the Focolare Movement and Youth for a United World (Y4UW), the United World Week, a global action where many people promote events and initiatives worldwide to foster dialogue, unity, and peace.
Dialogue & Interculture
Dialogue & Interculture
Dialogue & Interculture
United World Week
Here’s the key: knowing that we do not know. No one possesses the absolute Truth, and by engaging in dialogue with everyone we can grasp aspects or fragments of truth that help us reassemble a shattered vase that we can restore only if we are “together”.
Economy & Work
Anna Granata, professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca, reminds us that teaching peace is not an abstract utopia. It is something that happens every day in Italian classrooms among children with diverse stories, languages, and backgrounds.
Art & Social Commitment
Celebrated Marvel and DC artist Gabriele Dell’Otto invites us to consider the people who are working to build peace as the real superheroes of our world. A profound discussion on responsibility, citizenship, and the challenge of doing the extraordinary in our everyday lives.
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