Dayton Peace Accords Information and Links

Vatican to venerate conscientious objector

Peace Reading of the Month
Papers concerning peace and nonviolence offered for their pertinence to current events in our lives. 

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Researched by students from Earlham College and developed by volunteers from the Museum, the PowerPoint presentation features peacemakers such as Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa. It is available in an Adobe Reader pdf format.

Major wars and armed conflicts - since 1945

The Nonviolent Crescent: Eight Theses on Muslim Nonviolent Actions

Community Affirmation and World Peace Prayer

A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
What you need to know about joining the military.

PEACE DOCUMENTS

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

• Nobel Peace Prize Lecture  

• World House Essay  

The Flemish Peace Institute

HUMAN RIGHTS:                    (Culture of Peace topic covered here)

12 Myths of World Hunger Human Rights & Poverty  Human Rights, Peace & Disarmament Human Rights & Race Human Rights & Religion Human Rights & The Environment	Human Rights & Education Human Rights & Health Human Rights & Housing Human Rights & Livelihood Millennium Report Chapter 0 Millennium Report Chapter 1
Millennium Report Chapter 2 Millennium Report Chapter 3 Millennium Report Chapter 4 Millennium Report Chapter 5 Millennium Report Chapter 6 Nuclear Weapons and the Right to Peace	International Journal on Human Rights The International Journal of Peace Studies The International Peace Research Association The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Universal Declaration of Non-Violence The Rights of Ethnic and Racial Minorities

MESSAGE BY H.E. SHEIKHA HAYA RASHED AL KHALIFA THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, March 8, 2007

United States relationship with the world:

• How the World Sees the U.S.

• The World's 15 Top Military Spenders

• U.S. Share of World Military Spending

• Percent of U.S. Tax Dollars for Military Spending

• How U.S. Pursues Peace in the World

• World Military Expenditure 2005

• U.S. Share of World Population

• U.S. Share of Oil Usage

• World Governments Foreign Aid

PEACE 284, The word "peace" in 284 languages.

ENVIRONMENT:

World Scientists Warning to Humanity

Additional UN Documents:

• Children’s Appeal to World Leaders, Rio de Janeiro, June 1992 (HTML file) 

• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women  

• Convention on the Political Rights of Women  

• Convention on the Rights of the Child 

• Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace  

• Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War  

• Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 

• Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief  

• Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict  

• Guidelines for a Plan of Action for UNESCO Interregional Project for Culture of Peace and Non-Violence in Educational Institutions 

•  Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education Statement (HTML file) 

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 

• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 

• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 

• International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid  

• Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women  

• The Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice for the 21^st Century (Ref. A/54/98) 

• "The Role of the United Nations in the 21^st Century – Millennium Report of the Secretary General"  

• The Seville Statement on Violence 

• Conference for the Establishment of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 

• UNESCO Declaration and Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy 

• UNESCO Manifesto 2000  

• UNESCO Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms 

• United Nations Charter  

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights  

• Women's Contribution to a Culture of Peace: STATEMENT. (Fourth World Conference on Women)  

• Yamoussoukro Declaration on Peace in the Minds of Men, (International Congress on Peace in the Minds of Men)  

PEACE COOKIES - the recipe