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 man was boarding a rush hour train at Stirling station near Perth, Western Australia when he slipped and one leg became wedged in the gap</em></p> <p><strong>Quick-thinking railway passengers</strong> and staff freed a man who had become trapped between a train and the platform by rocking the carriage.</p> <p><strong>The man was boarding a rush hour</strong> train at Stirling station, northwest of Perth, Western Australia, at 8.50am when he slipped and one leg became wedged in the gap.</p> <p><strong>His leg was saved</strong> when those on the platform tilted the 10,000-tonne train which was squeezing his limb.
<p><em>Israel and Hamas began observing a temporary fragile truce on Tuesday.</em></p> <p><strong>Gaza was calm</strong> but tense Tuesday morning as Israel and Hamas again embarked on a 72-hour cease-fire and Israeli forces began withdrawing from the Palestinian territory after a month-long campaign.</p> <p><strong>Gazans venture out onto</strong> the streets once again even though no previous cease-fire in this conflict has lasted more than a day.
<p><em>Youth for a United World of 29 nations, including 14 African, tell us with a document their Nairobi, Kenya from 25 April to 5 May 2014.</em></p> <p><strong>It 'a document that tells what happened</strong> in Nairobi, Kenya, from 25 April to 5 May 2014 Sharing the project with Africa, the third stage of the United World Project after Budapest and Jerusalem.</p> <p><strong>Days in which young people from 29 nations</strong>, including 14 African, have had the opportunity to learn the fundamental aspects of African culture, such as Ubuntu or the community, for example, through workshops, the participation of scholars and above all 'meeting. All this has produced a final document that we propose below along with the Decalogue: Ten points representing ten different ways to build a united world.</p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A project for five years from the German city.Honey provide valuable information about the presence of metal and chemical deposits. </span></em></p> <p>Hamburg - <strong>Beehives are placed near</strong> an airport runway in Hamburg to measure pollution levels on behalf of aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus.</p> <p><strong>A patch of land around Hamburg airport</strong> is home to thousands of unlikely residents: bees.</p> <p><strong>The hives are tended by technician-turned-beekeeper</strong>, Eberhard Schaedlich - who on behalf of aviation giant Airbus collects honey to measure pollution levels around the airport.</p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Turkey aims to supply 30 percent of its total energy demand from renewable energy sources including wind, solar and hydro power.</span></em></p> <p>Ankara – <strong>Turkey's wind energy capacity</strong> has posted a 466 megawatt (MW) increase during the first half of the year, according to the Turkish Wind Energy Association.</p> <p><strong>The country's total wind energy</strong> capacity has reached 3,424 MW with a 466 MW increase in the first six months of 2014, Mustafa Serdar Ataseven, chairman of the association, told Anadolu Agency.
<p><em>The agreement was signed between<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> mainly Muslim Seleka rebels and the largely Christian anti-Balaka militia.</span></em></p> <p><strong>In Central African Republic (CAR)</strong> rival armed groups have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending over one year of religious conflict.</p> <p><strong>The agreement was signed between</strong> mainly Muslim Seleka rebels and the largely Christian anti-Balaka militia.</p> <p><strong>The conflict has forced almost a quarter</strong> of the country’s population to flee their homes.
<p><em>Fraternity can be also integration.Huge crowds lined the streets of Lakemba in Sydney's south-west this morning to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan</em></p> <p><strong>Australia's Muslim communities</strong> gathered at mosques for morning prayers as the festival of Eid al-Fitr began, bringing an end to a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset.</p> <p><strong>Eid al-Fitr is also know as</strong> "the feast of breaking the fast" and occurs with the sighting of the new moon.</p> <p><strong>Dozens of stalls set up</strong> in Lakemba's streets were this morning selling traditional food.
<p><em>On Vatican Radio. “Only God can change this reality of death.”</em></p> <p><strong>Despondency prevails among the people of Gaza.</strong> The only thing that helps are the words of the Pope and the support of prayers from around the world, as a young woman from the Focolare Movement recounts. She lives in the Gaza Strip and for safety reasons will remain anonymous.<br />R. “There is no respite to the conflict, we only sees death, destruction and refugees on the road. It seems so inconceivable, you can’t believe it. Near to us there’s a UN school for refugees, some seventy people live there in 50 square metres, taking cover under the trees. How can you find peace in this situation?</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;"><em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Australia, Germany and Bhutan are first countries that adopted this educational approach</span></em></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>Positive <a title="More about: Education" href="http://www.euronews.com/tag/education/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none; color: #3370cc; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">education</a> is an educational approach</strong> which aims to develop student well-being and promote happiness. Growing evidence suggests it can lower anxiety, boost self-esteem and help young people achieve more at school.</p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: #444444; line-height: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong>An increasing number of schools</strong> worldwide are adopting the positive psychology methods in the classroom. In<a title="More about: Australia" href="http://www.euronews.com/tag/australia/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none; color: #3370cc; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">Australia</a>, Geelong Grammar School has been incorporating such methods into its curriculum since 2008.</p>
Economy & Work
Thirty-five years ago a dream was born: the Economy of Communion. In late May Argentina will host an extraordinary celebration where people of all ages will come together to breathe new life into this project and write the future for a different kind of economy.
Lorna Gold, Executive Director of Laudato Si’ Movement, reflects on ten years of the encyclical, analysing how integral ecology is an essential path to global unity and tackling the climate crisis.
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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