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>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>
<p><em>Food and essential items given to the refugees<br /></em></p> <p>The clashes and resulting poor security have nearly emptied border towns and villages in north-eastern Nigeria, as people have fled to Niger. “Unlike previous waves of displaced people, those arriving today seem determined to stay longer in Niger,” said Yssouf Koné, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Diffa.</p>
<p><em>Protest against terrorism in Tunis</em></p> <p>An anti-terrorism protest has drawn large crowds in Tunis.</p> <p>Chanting “Free Tunisia, out with terrorism”, the rally took place under a heavy police presence.</p> <p>It comes shortly after Islamist militants linked to Al-Qaeda killed four soldiers on Wednesday. Both Nidaa Tunis and the Islamist party Ennahda called for supporters to join the march.</p>
<p><em>The account of a young communicator in face of the tragic events that struck the country</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>«The country is undergoing a very difficult period. </strong>In fact a police contingent sent to arrest some terrorist suspects, was attacked by the fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and 44 policemen were killed. The Parliament was just deliberating on the new peace treaty between the government and Muslims of Mindanao, with extensive grants in many fields.</p>
<p><em><span id="result_box" lang="it">The Vaccine Alliance on the path to immunise a further 300 million children and save up to 6 million more lives</span></em></p> <p>Hundreds of millions of children living in the world’s poorest countries will receive life-saving vaccines as a result of record-breaking financial commitments made on 17th January at the Gavi Pledging Conference, hosted in Berlin by German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel.</p>
Dialogue & Interculture
New Humanity NGO presented the M.E.D.I.T.erraNEW project — co-financed by the Erasmus Plus Program — to the Youth Section of UNESCO in Paris.
Peace & Human Rights
Amid the rubble of Syria, art becomes an act of resistance. Discover the story of Aeham Ahmad, the “The Pianist of Yarmouk”, who defied the horror of war with the invincible beauty of his musical notes.
Operation Mato Grosso is working on over 100 missions across Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, all rooted in education, hard work, and solidarity. Jacopo Manara, who has been a volunteer for years, tells us their story.
An interview on communication with Michele Zanzucchi, journalist and writer, former director of Città Nuova, professor of communication at Sophia University Institute and at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and author of around forty books.
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