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><em>The current election campaign. The appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi and the hope for a real change after years of oppressive military dictatorship. The problem of extremist fringe of <em>theravada-Burmese</em> Buddhism<br /></em></p> <p>November 8 Myanmar will live a moment that we hope will be a turning point in the history of the country. Over 30 million citizens will go to the polls for elections that are supposed to represent a "real political and administrative change" in the words of Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi, charismatic and historical leader of the opposition to the military power that controls the country for decades with an iron fist. Just Aung San Suu Kyi has launched the campaign with a social message asking, among other things, to the international community to ensure the elections to be conducted in a free and truly democratic way.</p>
<p><em>A daily influx of thousands of refugees crossing the Hungarian border and heading for Austria and Germany have created an emergency situation which is difficult to manage. Then, there are people whose sense of humanity often wins out.</em></p> <p><strong></strong>Viktoria Bakacsi and Laszlo Vizsolyi from the Focolare Movement in Hungary write: <strong>“Every day we encounter suffering under so many guises, right outside the doors of our homes. </strong>We listened to the words of Pope Francis and are now trying to put them into practice even more.”</p> <p><strong>“For months,” they write, “there has been a continual influx of refugees. </strong>Some two thousand people arrive in Hungary every day: families with children, exhausted. Despite the general chaos, many people are stepping out and giving a helping hand, people belonging to civic groups and church organisations.”</p>
<p><em>A village at the entrance of the forest where the ideal of brotherhood is translated into concrete decisions in favour of the common good: a house for guests, a rice bank, a health centre and child care. Gilbert’s story.</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>Seven kilometres into the forest, reachable on foot or by <em>baka </em>(van), </strong>which is the only thing capable of travelling over the mud and holes during the rainy season, lies the village of Glolé. It is one of eighteen Cantons in the region of Tonkpi, northwest of the Ivory Coast. There is no electricity, and therefore no television, internet or shops. Many of the people in that region have been touched by Chiara Lubich’s ideal of brotherhood. They live it in their daily lives beginning with putting into practice the Word of the Gospel; even the social and political structures have been gradually enriched and illuminated by the experience.
<p>We are the "Youth for a United World", and looking at the global situation and what is happening around the world, we feel the need and urgency to step in and do something about it. Driven by the experiences of many, we would like to propose a project to make an impact in our communities, in our country, in the institutions, in the social media and loudly declare, together with the whole Work of Mary, involving as many people as possible, that: ”WE WANT PEACE AND UNITY AMONG PEOPLES”.</p> <p>Therefore, we propose to everyone to begin, as a first step, from <strong>11 September 2015</strong> to:</p>
<p><em>A new spirit of participation has been spreading among the population since April. Resignations and arrests at the highest levels of the Latin American country. The contribution of the Political Movement for Unity: #politics4unity</em></p> <p><strong></strong>In April, a huge fraud by officials of the Tax Administration Service in collusion with senior level political leaders was uncovered. The close collaboration between the Public Ministry and the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) led to dozens of people being brought to trial for corruption, including the Vice President. It raised a wave of indignation among citizens, which continues to grow.</p>
<p><em>The aim is to create a world of 100% renewable energy by 2050. "Religions for Peace" calls on heads of nations to respond urgently to the threats of climate change. Give your support too!</em></p> <p><strong>Climatic change is one of the major moral challenges of our times</strong>. Several religious leaders unite in order to support a worldwide petition in favour of 100% of renewable energy by 2050.</p> <p><strong>Religions for Peace</strong> is the world’s largest and most representative multi-religious coalition-advances common action among the world’s religious communities for peace.
<p><em>While the Mediterranean tragedy of people escaping from war and hunger continues, in a mountain municipality in northern Italy, the hospitality offered to migrants turns into a revival of the community and the region.</em></p> <p><strong><strong>Five years ago, the town was classified as having one of the lowest socio-economic communities in the Piemonte region</strong>. </strong>But the entire community learned about hospitality towards others and today, 30 refugees, almost all Africans, besides a family from Kosovo with three children, have been living for eight months now, in a housing unit owned by the Cottolengo Institute.</p>
<p><em>After two days of intense talks North and South Korea have reached an agreement on ending their stand off which had pushed the peninsula into a state of heightened military tension.</em></p> <p>“The crisis began after landmine explosions wounded South Korean troops. Seoul responded by broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda.</p> <p>In a statement South Korea’s Chief of National Security said : North Korea has expressed regret over a recent landmine incident on the South’s side of the Demilitarized Zone along the Military Demarcation Line that wounded South Korean soldiers. South Korea has agreed to halt anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts. And the North has agreed to end its ‘semi-state of war’.”</p>
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After thirty years spent in some of the world's most challenging environments, Marcoluigi Corsi, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon, reflects on child protection, hope and the humanity that endures even in the midst of war.
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Stefano Zaffino, author of Fraternità e Profezia (Fraternity and Prophecy): The Thought of Igino Giordani in the Wake of the Encyclical Fratelli tutti, reflects on fraternity as a response to the conflicts and divisions of the contemporary world.
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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.
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