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A peaceful future

In the first of our 2010 series, we hear from people who believe that it's not only possible to build a more peaceful future, but that construction is already underway

6th MAY 2010

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As the world recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, Rotary International - a humanitarian service organization dedicated to world peace..

13th DEC 2009

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Speech by Helen Clark, Administrator, UNDP

1st NOV 2009

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Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN Development Program and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, will give the keynote address at the November 1-3 Global symposium of Peaceful

7th OCT 2009

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Today, Sept. 21, is the International Day of Peace. It was established by the United Nations in 1981 to "commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and

21st SEP 2009

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Click on the link below (source) for the video recording of the 2009 Global Peace Index launch event in Washington DCSource: CSIS Released: 10 Aug 2009

10th AUG 2009

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The Global Peace Index measures 144 countries by how peaceful each is, internally and externally. The U.S. ranks 83rd"It started as a question," says Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist

14th JUL 2009

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Giving Peace A Chance The new Global Peace Index shows how countries gain huge benefits by promoting peace. Now we should be using the Index to shape economic and foreign policies, writes Stuart

18th JUN 2009

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Global Peace Index With expert assistance from the Economist Intelligence the index uses 23 factors to calculate how peaceful a country is – that includes its own internal peace, but also the danger

4th JUN 2009