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> </p> <p><em><span class="Apple-style-span">Air lift leaves from Brindisi</span></em></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><strong>A humanitarian aid flight</strong> for victims of this month's devastating Typhoon Haiyan left for the central Philippines from Brindisi in southern Italy, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.</span></p> <p><strong>Aboard the plane were 42.5</strong> tonnes of basic items including tents and emergency shelters, cannisters to transport drinking water, water purification equipment, electrical generators, medical supplies and portable toilets.</p> <p><strong>Italy's overseas aid</strong> department and the Italian charity Intersos have provided the emergency items, the foreign ministry said.
<p> </p> <p><em>Not just meals, but concrete and personal service in the canteen of Dominga in Valencia, that was born in a difficult social context, to serve the elderly in need.</em></p> <p><strong>For several years now Dominga </strong>of Valencia (Venezuela), has been managing an open canteen for the elderly in her neighbourhood. The iniziative was born to allow the elderly people living in poverty to have a balanced diet in a welcoming environment. The elderly already arrive in the morning and they can stay with people of their age, playing dominoes or watching television, but above all to be in an environment where they are looked after with care.</p> <p><strong>Dominga is always attentive towards</strong> all the elderly who come to the canteen and, when one of them stops coming, she personally goes to visit him or her, often finding them in a pitiful situation and unable to move.</p>
<p><em>First among states which aren't members of the Council of Europe.</em></p> <p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>Belarus subscribes to the Convention</strong> on the fight against human trafficking and thus becomes the first country, among those which are not members of the Council of Europe, that has ratified this agreement.</span></strong></span></strong></p> <p><strong>The news of the signing</strong> - by the Minister of Internal Affairs Ihar Shunevich - was reported in a press release issued by the Council, which informs that GRETA, International group of experts on action against trafficking, could be able to publish the results of its assessment of the measures taken from Belarus in order to help prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators.
<p><em>The problem of overcrowded prisons is at the heart of a workshop for prison workers. Efforts in response to a critical situation</em></p> <p><strong>“I would share one particular incident</strong>. The guys were walking around the corridors. One of us noticed a new arrival. His eyes were weary and still. One of us went up to him and asked: ‘What is it?’ and the guy was speechless. He understood him perfectly: he had had the same experience. He said: ‘Go on, come to my cell and I’ll offer you a good cup of coffee!’ As he prepared the coffee, he continued: ‘Look! You’re doing okay here. Today the sun is shining, and you’ve made a friend. What more do you want from life?’ On visiting day they both happened to be in the same room.The wife and son of the new arrival stood up and went over to thank him for the goodness he had shown their relative.”
<p><em>Cuiaba celebrated 12th edition from 13 to 16 November. 48 ethnic groups, as well as from more than a dozen other nations under the same language of sport. "Despite that fact that our languages are different, that our skin varies, we're uniting here with one heart,"</em></p> <p><strong>Bare feet instead of hi-tech shoes</strong> and a loose notion of competition that assigns little value to winning: welcome to the 12th Indigenous Games hold in Brazil's Amazon region.</p> <p><strong>Moment of union and meeting</strong> for so many ethnicities. In 2015, the organizers would like to achieve world by calling to participate Australian aborigines and the African tribes. Many are calling the tournament a alternative to the big sporting event coming up on Brazil's calendar – the football World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics two years later. "We're not looking to crown champions or find great athletes," said Carlos Terena, the organiser of the games, who, like many indigenous Brazilians, uses his ethnic group's name as his surname. "This isn't about competition, it's about celebration." (...)
<p> <em>Ioane Teitiota loses case to stay in New Zealand, after arguing that homeland of Kiribati was being destroyed by climate change</em></p> <p><strong>A man from Kiribati</strong>, a Pacific island threatened by rising sea levels, has failed in an attempt to become the world's first climate change refugee.</p> <p><strong>A New Zealand judge</strong> dismissed Ioane Teitiota's case as "novel" but "unconvincing".<br />Lawyers had argued that New Zealand should not deport Mr Teitiota even though his visa had expired, because climate change was gradually destroying his home land.</p> <p><strong>The difficulties Mr Teitiota and his family</strong> would face in the tiny nation – which consists of about 30 atolls, most only a few metres above sea level – meant they should be recognised as refugees, the lawyers said.</p>
<p> </p> <p><em>Russian President stops at Vatican ahead of Italy-Russia summit.</em></p> <p><strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis</strong> at the Vatican Monday after arriving in Rome the day before a government summit between Russian and Italian ministers. </p> <p><strong>At the center of the 35-minute</strong> encounter were wishes for peace in Syria, the Vatican said.</p> <p>"The urgency to put an end to the violence" and to "encourage concrete initiatives for a peaceful solution to the conflict" were at the heat of the talks, said a statement.
<p><em>Solar power and internet to provide health and education</em></p> <p><strong>Poor rural communities in South Africa</strong> are benefiting from a new initiative using solar power and internet to provide health and education. </p> <p><strong>The so-called “smart villages”</strong> are made up of shipping containers and other self contained high-tech trucks kitted out as health centres and schools, all running on solar power. They can be moved hundreds of kilometres to remote locations.</p> <p><strong>A recently opened “smart school”</strong> in the isolated Midrand area provides each student with a computer and internet access.
<p><em>Youth for a United World of the Philippines and other parts of the world are mobilizing after Haidyn. A message to tell us how from Eleanor and Anton Villegas, from Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental Island.</em></p> <p><strong>“Thank you for all</strong> that you are doing to help! We are very well and we were spared from the typhoon Haiyan and so together with the Youth for a United World in Dumaguete, we are carrying out several initiatives to assist those affected by the typhoon.</p> <p><strong>"We have launched this slogan</strong>: 'I was spared from the typhoon. I want to give up, to give back!'</p> <p><strong>"A night to raise</strong> funds for the victims was a success were we did a link up with the Y4UW in Cebu who were repacking relief goods and the Y4UW in Manila who did their fundraising too.</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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