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>Organizers Say They Want to Raise Awareness Ahead of U.N. Summit</em></p> <p><em></em>New York— <strong>Demonstrators are making their way</strong> through Manhattan's streets as part of a series of global marches over climate change.</p> <p><strong>Thousands filled the streets Sunday</strong> near Columbus Circle and Broadway, including actors Mark Ruffalo and Evangeline Lilly.</p> <p><strong>Other cities held similar marches.</strong> In London, organizers said 40,000 took part including actress Emma Thompson and musician Peter Gabriel. A march in Melbourne, Australia, drew 10,000 people.
<p><em>Ninth edition of the festival "Harmony between peoples" in the province of Pistoia. Among the events planned a inter-religious and intercultural <em style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">march </em>and a meeting with the mayor of Bethlehem Vera Baboun.</em></p> <p><em></em><strong>Armony can be a cardinal principle</strong> of dance, but can also be applied in the fields of peace and dialogue. This is the guideline of the ninth edition festival "Harmony between peoples" sponsored and organized by Armonia DanceLab that takes place in more villages in the province of Pistoia from September 15 to 28. Title chosen this year, "The culture of giving." </p> <p><strong>After the experience carried out by the association</strong> with the Art Campus in Bethlehem 1 to 14 July 2014, under the artistic direction of Antonella Lombardo, here we are for this new appointment.
<p><em>19 coordinators of Butterflies, a women's rights network which also has 100 core volunteers. They put their lives on the line to assist forcibly displaced women and those who have been subject to sexual or physical violence.</em></p> <p>Geneva – <strong>The UN refugee agency on Friday (12th of September) named</strong> a group of courageous Colombian women as winners of the prestigious annual Nansen Refugee Award for their work in helping survivors of forced displacement and sexual abuse in the violence-ridden and run-down Pacific port of Buenaventura.</p> <p><strong>The volunteers of the women's rights group</strong>, Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro (known in English as Butterflies for short), are being recognized for their selfless work in helping more than 1,000 women and their families in Buenaventura, Colombia's main seaport.
<p><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">In the summer of 2009 t</span>hree students, <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike, realized <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;">the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, helping over 35,000 people find jobs within the last two years.</span></span></em></p> <p><strong>Three students had time</strong> on their hands in the summer of 2009 when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike.</p> <p><strong>Instead of slacking off,</strong> Ayodeji Adewunmi, Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi started an online job search company.</p> <p><strong>Five years later their start-up,</strong> Jobberman, has got a multi-million dollar valuation, employs 125 people, and is still growing.
<p><em>Together with six other non-governmental organizations, the Catholic section of Chittagong has planted trees for 16 miles on a provincial road frequently used by tourists. This can help avoid landslides during the rainy season and the environment. The thanks of the local government.</em></p> <p>Chittagong - <strong>Planting trees to help protect the environment</strong> and prevent landslides and floods, but also "for a better world to live in together". This was the goal of Caritas Bangladesh, along with six other non-governmental organizations, who have planted trees along 16 kilometers of road in the area of Bandarban. The end of summer, the volunteers explained, "is the best time to plant. They will not immediately suffer the blistering heat and will have time to take root".
<p><em>The Juniper Forest of Ziarat in Balochistan, which is believed to be the second largest of its kind in the world, has been declared as Biosphere Reserve.</em></p> <p><strong>The International Coordinating Council of Man and Biosphere</strong> (ICCMAB) Programme of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which announced the title for Juniper Forest of Ziarat had earlier in 1977, declared Lal Suhanra in Cholistan desert of southern Punjab province as Biosphere Reserve. Thus, the development is considered historic in many ways.</p> <p><strong>According to Pakistan Museum of Natural History</strong> (PMNH), the Biosphere Reserve of Ziarat is habitat to the largest patch of Juniper forests (juniperus excelsa polycarpos) in Pakistan and measures about 110,000 HA.</p>
<p><em>Argentine restaurant employing disabled people leads by example</em></p> <p><strong>For fifteen years a small</strong>, successful enterprise in Buenos Aires has been selling hotdogs, hamburgers and pizzas.</p> <p><strong>It's a restaurant like</strong> many others, but with one significant difference. Most of the people who work at "Discapanch" have a disability.</p> <p><strong>Source: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/">www.bbc.com
<p><em>Observatory to meet society's ‘real demands’, minist</em></p> <p style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6000003814697px;"><strong>Italy's education ministry</strong> on Tuesday launched a national observatory for the integration of foreign students and interculturalism in the country's schools.</p> <p><strong>The observatory is</strong> mandated to "identify ways of bringing policies for school integration into line with the real demands of a society that is increasingly multicultural and in constant transformation", Education Minister Stefania Giannini said.</p>
<p><em>Poland +3.2%, Czech Republic +2.6%</em></p> <p>(ANSA) - <strong>The Eurozone deals with zero growth</strong>, Italy sees again the recession and even Germany's economy is contracting, but the economies of Eastern Europe continue reach growth. Poland has recorded a GDP growth of 3.2% in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2013 and an increase of 0.6% over the first quarter of 2014. In the same period Czech Republic grew by 2.6% (zero growth in the first quarter), Hungary by 3.9% (0.8%), Romania 1.4% (-1%), Slovakia by 2.5% (0.6%) and Bulgaria by 1.6% (0.5%).
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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