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>"He wants to be able to buy him a house and make sure he has all the care he ever needs"</em></p> <p>Twins Jason and Aaron Clark have always known they are different but the same. While Jason is a high-achieving, sporty and confident 11-year-old, his twin Aaron has Down's Syndrome, delayed speech and deafness. But despite such differences, the brothers from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, have an unbreakable bond that knits them together.</p> <p>The boys' mum, Lynn Clark, said: "They have always been extremely close. They have a very unique and special bond. They aren’t just twin brothers, they are best of mates too. I’ve always told them they are very special and have different talents and skills that are unique to themselves. Jason is very protective over Aaron - who looks up to his twin in a big brotherly way." And now ever protective Jason has sold all his old toys and books to help his brother’s education.</p>
<p><em>"You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripples for change"</em></p> <p>Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich who are giving away their wealth.</p> <p>Fortune magazine cited the head of the world's largest technology corporation as saying he planned to donate his estimated $785 million fortune to charity - after paying for his 10-year-old nephew's college education.</p>
<p><em>Direct link-up with a teacher in a refugee camp inn Kurdistan, Iraq. Promoting projects for an emergency that is ongoing.</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>“I live in Erbil, northern Iraq, where I began a school for Kurdish children in 2010,” </strong>says Malu Villafane, who born in the Philippines. For the past few years I have been working in a local sanctuary, organising activites and projects. Last August, the shrine was turned into a refugee camp. The cities of Sinjar and Mosul, along with adjacent villages like Qaraqush, Aaramlesh, Bartalla and others, had been invaded by ISIS. The inhabitants fled leaving everything behind, and they took refuge in Kurdistan, with us. There was a very heavy atmosphere in the camp, so much pessimism, children lost and abandoned. Together with the people in charge of the centre, we started up some activities for the teenagers and children, which also involved some of my colleagues from school.”</p>
<p><em>Interview with Congolese biologist Pierre Kabeza: «there are things we cannot understand or see clearly if not with eyes that have cried.» His commitment for his own people.</em></p> <p>The Democratic Republic of Congo: a big country with immense natural resources. A population of 72 million with hundreds of ethnic groups. The difficult relationships with the West, the war for the exploitation of minerals, the drama of a forgotten people.</p>
<p><em>United in the immense pain of the Christians and of many, we remember the victims of the attack in Lahore, and continue to pray unceasingly for the gift of peace. A testimonial from Pakistan.</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>«Just after a few hours from the tragic event in Yohannabad (Lahore). We are safe</strong>, even if the news is sporadic. » The small community of the Focolare wrote us from Pakistan, to give us some news immediately after the two terrorist attacks against two Christian Churches, the Saint John Catholic Church and the Christ Church, where 15 persons died and many others were wounded. We are in Punjab, where the biggest Christian community of Pakistan lives. The attack of 15 March was the most serious attack against Christians after that 2013 in Peshawar.</p>
<p><em>Two Lebanese youth give a “live” report on their friends in Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. A story of suffering that opens out to new hope.</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>«The two of us from Lebanon </strong>are grateful for this opportunity to speak before such a special assembly that wants to share the hopes and problems of the population, to transform them into laws at the service of man.» These were the opening lines of <strong>Lara Abou Moussa and George Zahm,</strong> who were among the 400 youth present on 12 March in the Italian Chamber of Deputies gathered in memory of Chiara Lubich. Lara is 25, a graduate in biochemistry and employed in a food control agency, and George is 22 and a marketing and advertising student.</p>
<p>From the 15th of March, it starts an international contest that will involve all the people around the world. The contest will end on 10th of May.</p> <p>It is very easy:</p>
<p><em>Chiara Lubich: unity and politics<br /></em></p> <p>March 12 , in the Hall of the Parliamentary Group of the Montecitorio Palace in Rome , was held the first round of the international program <a href="http://www.politicsforunity.com/" target="_blank">"Politics for Unity. Making a world of difference"</a>.</p> <p>The Speaker Laura Boldrini opened the proceedings of the meeting "<strong>Fraternità in cammino</strong>" which featured 350 young people from 42 countries that in the morning , through numerous testimonies and reflections , dialogued with professor Pasquale Ferrara, diplomat, and professor Luigino Bruni, economist and historian of economic thought.</p>
<p><em>UNHCR calls for more robust search-and-rescue operation on Mediterranean</em></p> <p>A line of hearses wait at the harbor on Lampedusa Island to collect bodies of people who lost their lives in this week's high seas tragedy.</p> <p>The UN refugee agency called on the European Union (EU) to urgently change its approach to dealing with irregular crossings of the Mediterranean Sea and make saving lives the topmost priority.</p>
From Nairobi, at the heart of Africa—a continent of 54 rapidly growing nations, where people under 30 account for about 70% of the population—comes a comprehensive proposal for global engagement. It positions younger generations to lead transformative processes, guided by a humanistic, community-oriented vision grounded in reciprocity and shared responsibility.
Communication & Media
In a context where the media can easily be turned into weapons, peace journalism—rooted in the ideas of Johan Galtung—emerges as an essential practice. It does not overlook conflict; rather, it examines its underlying causes and highlights non-violent responses as a path toward building lasting "positive peace".
The story of the Med25 Bel Espoir’s journey around the Mediterranean between spring and autumn 2025. Among the stories shared is that of Carlos Palma, the founder of Living Peace, and Ikram, an ambassador for peace in Algeria.
Interview with Majdi Abdallah, a youth from Palestine travelling on the school ship of peace, Med25 Bel Espoir. An emotional story based on the dialogue in the Mediterranean, the relations and of hope born aboard.
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