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>How migration is an invitation to imagine a different future, in which we glimpse the creation of a 'better world'<br /></em></p> <p><strong>Vatican City, September 24, 2013 (Zenit.org)</strong> - The president of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio met with journalists today to present Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The event will be celebrated on January 19th, 2014 and will reflect on the theme: “Migrants and Refugees: Towards a better world."(...)</p> <p><strong>While explaining the context of the Holy Father’s message</strong>, Cardinal Veglio stated that the “phenomenon of human mobility” is fast growing with UN statistics saying that 232 million people live outside their country of origin.</p>
<p><em>A chain of events in a virtuous circle of giving and receiving</em></p> <p><strong>Like many families they were having economic problems.</strong> Back wages and finally layoffs at work. With three young children the future seemed threatening. What were they to do? Measuring their own needs against those of others could seem foolish, but in this case it turned out to be successful. The facts recounted by a mother prove it.
<p><em>From 2002, in the whole world, the twenty first of September has become an entire day of activities and prayers for the promotion and commitment towards this ideal.</em></p> <p style="font-size: 13px;"><strong>This year, 2013, the International Day of Peace is on a Saturday, September 21st</strong>, and special activities and celebrations will take place all across the world over the 2013 Peace Day Weekend, including festivals, concerts, a global Peace Wave with moments of silence at noon in every time zone, and much more.The International Day of Peace, a.k.a. "Peace Day" provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date.</p>
<p><em>The experience of Gaffar from Afghanistan, as he and his family take refuge in Holland. He did not refuse someone who asked him for what he had.</em></p> <p><strong>Gaffar from Afghanistan</strong> had to seek asylum in Holland for him and his family. Life in the refugee camp was not easy with one room for the whole family. The children had to play outdoors when they were bored and disturbing to others.</p> <p><strong>Every day Gaffar attempted</strong> to invent something new that would keep them busy in a positive way.
<p><em>Our appeal for peace on our website goes to war stricken Syria and all the other countries undergoing forgotten conflicts. This is a space for dialogue, for sharing our thoughts and for taking actions that promote peace</em></p> <p><strong>Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan and Congo</strong> are just a few of the war stricken countries that fill up the news headlines. However, there are many other countries undergoing war, of which, we hardly ever hear about and yet they are equally cruel in terms of broken lives, widespread hate and misery that adds upon misery.</p>
<p><em>The clashes of the last days in Israel and other conflicts in the world. On the site of the UWP, our appeal for reconciliation, is a wall: <em style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a space for dialogue, for sharing our thoughts and for taking actions that promote peace.</em></em><em> </em></p> <p><strong>Salt counts of victims in Israel. </strong>But we will not forget this or any other conflicts around the world through a call to reconciliation, this is the "Wall for Peace": open space to converse and share thoughts and actions on peace on the website of the UWP.<strong><br /></strong></p>
<p><em>Some young peolple tell us about a special dinner campaign in Philippines. How sponsorize one (or more) family’s Noche Buena</em></p> <p><strong>“Christmas is a special season for the Filipinos,</strong> with celebrations lasting for several months. One of the traditions looked forward to is the Christmas dinner feast, called the Noche Buena. Unfortunately, not all families can afford this kind of luxury due to the widespread poverty in the country.
<p><em>50 years after his famous speech, some selected passages of Martin Luther King for "The Protagonists of the fraternity"</em></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>250 thousand people attended the 28 of August 1963</strong> for the "March for work and freedom" at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. There, Martin Luther King pronounced his famous speech "I Have a Dream" which still preserves its universal message of freedom and fraternity. <br />For "Protagosnists of fraternity" we selected some passages of this historical speech.
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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