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>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>
<p><em>That was the theme of this year’s “Regenerate,” an annual event of the young people of the Focolare Movement from Ireland and Great Britain. Following recent events in Paris, dialogue has become a pressing challenge.</em></p> <p><strong></strong><strong>The group </strong>of 80 young Christians and Muslims. <strong>The topic: </strong>multiculturalism, religious diversity and dialogue. <strong>The question: </strong>Do you care? The format: to “Regenerate,” with two days at Hertfordshire, in a relaxed atmosphere where even burning issues were able to be discussed. The protagonists were young people from the Focolare Movement in Great Britain and Ireland and, this year, a group from the Islamic Unity Society with whom there has been growing friendship and mutual esteem, several projects, study sessions and planting peace trees.</p>
<p><em>A young couple took their plans for a traditional wedding and honeymoon and turned it in to a beautiful opportunity to give.</em></p> <p>"Shocked and frozen." Those are two words that Mark and Ismini Svensson say perfectly describe their families' reaction to their unique wedding plans.</p> <p>Instead of having a typical ceremony, complete with cake and family photos, the couple chose a different path: To celebrate their love by sharing good deeds across the country with people they'd never met.</p>
<p><em>"If a woman who wears a miniskirt is sending an invitation about what will happen to her, then we are also sending an invitation!”</em></p> <p>Men in Turkey and neighbouring Azerbaijan are spearheading a protest meme in honour of a woman who was murdered after an attempted rape.</p> <p>Twenty-year-old Ozgecan Aslan's burned body was found on Friday in a riverbed. She was last seen two days earlier on a minibus in Mersin.</p>
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