CULTURE OF PEACE
Peace Con 2018 – Alliance for Peacebuilding Annual Conference features Peace Appeal Members
Washington, D.C. The Alliance for Peacebuilding's Annual Conference was held October 3-5th in Washington D.C.. Organized on the theme of "The Power of Collective Action" the conference featured keynotes and panels with Peace Appeal staff, board and adviers. Dr. Donna...
In Memoriam: Padma Ratna Tuladhar – A Remarkable Peacemaker
Nepal and the world lost a remarkable peacemaker this past November. Padma Ratna Tuladhar passed in Kathmandu, Nepal at the age of 78. A long time human rights activist and a former independent parliamentarian who never affiliated with a single party, Patma Ratna...
30 Days of Facts and Reflections on Displacement Launched
Are refugee numbers the highest ever? What were the origins of US Non-governmental support for refugees? What are the latest statistics from the Rohingya refugee crisis? How do Mexicans view the "migrant caravan" traveling to the United States border? These...
Zimbabwe’s Contested Election, and a Call for Dialogue
August 10, 2018. Earlier today Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (“MDC”), formally contested the election results of the July 30th presidential and parliamentary elections. Official election results were announced this past Thursday,...
Zimbabweans Work to Seize an Historic Opportunity
December, 2017. A coalition of civil society groups, representing Zimbabwe’s leading religious bodies, labor and human rights organizations, women, youth and disabilities movements, Media associations, students and more have come together to advance democratic...
Reflections on the Possibilities and Limitations of Dialogue
On the one year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally and protests in Charlottesville, Virginia held in 2017, we revisit the reflections of our board colleagues, Derek Brown and Jeff Seul. Derek offered his reflections on the events in the community that he...
Crisis in Myanmar: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Writes Open Appeal to Fellow Nobel Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu wrote an open letter to his fellow Nobel Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi in response to the crisis in Myanmar affecting hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, many of whom have fled catastrophic violence in Burma's Rakhine state to take refuge...
Burma’s Union Peace Conference – the 21rst Century Panglong Reconvenes
This past week, Burma’s Union Peace Conference reconvened for the third time in 18 months. Known as the “21rst Century Panglong” (a reference to the 1947 meeting between Burma's interim head of government, Aung San - father of today's State Counsellor Aung San Suu...
“Self-Mediation” Structures and Procedures of National Dialogues
"Managing Complexity, Breaking Deadlocks and Building Consensus " A Background Paper for the Third Conference on National Dialogues, April 5-6, 2017 Perhaps the most outstanding characteristic of National Dialogues, as seen from a planning and facilitation...
Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Efforts Impacted by Counter-terrorism & Money Laundering Regulations
Our partners at the Charity and Security Network continue to monitor and work to reverse the closing regulatory space for humanitarian relief and peacebuilding organizations. They've just highlighted three new reports studying the impact on civil society of new...
New Report Highlights Challenges to Peace Support
Two-thirds of U.S.-based nonprofit organizations working abroad are facing problems accessing financial services, according to a comprehensive report released by the Charity and Security Network. (The Peace Appeal Foundation is a member of the network, and serves on...
New Challenges to Peace Support
Washington DC, Two-thirds of U.S.-based nonprofit organizations working abroad are facing problems accessing financial services, according to a comprehensive report released today by the Charity and Security Network. The study illustrates a growing challenge to...
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Nepal’s Comprehensive Peace Accord (2006-2016)
This past November, Nepal celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord, which brought a formal end to Nepal’s decade long civil war. To commemorate the occasion, the Nepal Transitions to Peace Institute with the support of the...
Historic Progress, Daunting Challenges
Burma's Historic National Dialogue Update from Yangon September 30, 2016 After 50 plus years of conflict between Myanmar/Burma's central government and many of its ethnic minorities, the newly elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League of Democracy...
David Matthews Joins the Peace Appeal’s Board of Directors
The Peace Appeal is pleased to announce that Dave Matthews has joined the organization's Board of Directors. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dave became a naturalized citizen in 1980. His family moved frequently during his childhood, spending time in the U.S....