“Imagine” is a song by English rock musician John Lennon . its lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you…
The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on 21 September. Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace.
15-year old Leyna, daughter of a white German mother and a black father, lives in fear due to the colour of her skin. When she meets Lutz, the son of a prominent SS officer and a member of the Hitler Youth – mandatory for all Aryan boys since 1936 – the two fall helplessly in…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday at Oslo’s City Hall for his efforts to resolve the conflict with Eritrea. “I accept this award on behalf of Ethiopians and Eritreans, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Ahmed said during his, at times emotional, lecture. He retraced his past from…
Turkish collage artist Uğur Gallenkuş has created an innovative photography project — juxtaposing two different worlds within a single image. The 29-year-old, based in Istanbul, shows a relaxed and peaceful world on one side and compares it with a more tumultuous one on the other. Gallenkuş, who creates the photomontages as a hobby, wants to…
Five continents one ball: the sixth edition of the Football for Friendship program, implemented by Gazprom, this year got bigger. 12-year-old boys and girls, came to Moscow from 211 countries. Young international players were the ambassadors of football promoting values such as friendship, equality and peace. Victor Zubkov, the chairman of Gazprom’s board of directors,…
Peacefulness across the world has improved for the first time in five years, but it is less peaceful than a decade ago, according to a major report. The Global Peace Index found that many conflicts that emerged over the past ten years have begun to subside. But, despite the positive change, new domestic and international…
Artificial intelligence (AI) usually makes headlines for all the wrong reasons: AI is being used to empower mass surveillance; AI will create autonomous weapons to make war-fighting more efficient; AI will revolutionise manufacturing – and take our jobs; AI will digitalise everything into the cloud – making us more vulnerable to hacking. At worst, AI…
Around 250,000 people turned out to watch the 18th edition of the Biennale de la Danse parade in the French city of Lyon. One of the highlights of the festival, which runs until the end of the month, the theme this year is peace. People have found the day amazing. “It’s amazing, I’m actually a…
As part of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, a Belgian NGO called Play 4 Peace organised a huge day of sport, open to everyone. In all, thirty different sporting activities, supervised by professionals, were held and offered free to participants. Through sport, Play 4 Peace wants to break social and cultural…