Vision of Humanity"

Michael Shank on the best political book in 2011.

The Fourth High Level Forum on Aid takes place at Busan in South Korea, 29th November – 1st December. Two thousand representatives of governments, the UN, the World Bank, and other multi-lateral organisations and NGOs will meet to debate how aid can

Recipient of the 2011 Sydney Peace Prize, Professor Noam Chomsky, asks can revolutionary pacifism deliver peace? See the full transcript of his lecture hosted by the Sydney Peace Foundation

The UAE was among the countries standing in the upper level of the 2010 Global Peace Index rankings. The World Peace Award recently established by Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum reflects a commitment to peace and cultural interaction

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is assisting in a weapon collection from local communities across Lakes, Unity and Warrap states that is expected to be completed over the next three months.

Structures of Peace is a report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace that identifies what leads to peaceful societies

Winners are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakul Karman of Yemen for 'their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work'

Michael Shank writes for the Guardian on the huge costs of social deprivation that is making the US poorer, as the top 1% gets richer. His thoughts? Fix that and you fix the budget deficit

World peace could be closer than you think.