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Speech on poverty for Berlin

In 1945, with the smoke still clearing after the worst war in human history, the founders of the United Nations wrote Article 26 in the UN Charter which says and I quote “In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources

Speech for Berlin on breaking down cultural walls

It is a pleasure for me to represent the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Dr. Schweitzer remains familiar to many of you here in Germany and throughout Europe as he was a very famous theologian, philosopher, and musician at the turn of the 20th century. He was famed for his lectures and for his organ recitals, mainly playing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, often here in Berlin. So I feel a very strong connection to this city.

Talk on nuclear weapons for Berlin

It is my pleasure and honor to represent the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Many people in Europe and especially in France and Germany will know that he comes from what is now the French province of Alsace. He was known as a prominent theologian, philosopher, and an expert on the organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Indeed, he gave many concerts and lectures on these subjects throughout Europe and spent a great deal of time in Berlin studying, lecturing, and giving concerts.

Global Security Institute

A Moment to Seize

1. We have found ways of utilizing the gifts of science, technology and complex social

organization to transform the natural world. From the sub-atomic realms and the basic

building blocks of life all the way to the vast firmaments above us we have invented ways and

Speech of Reiner Braun, Member IPB

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Chairman, The most famous peace manifesto in modern times, the Russell-Einstein Manifesto of 1955, declares that “either we abolish nuclear weapons or they will destroy the planet and humanity”. The Secretary-General of the IAEA Mohamed El Baradei observed recently that in the beginning of the 21^st Century the dangers of nuclear weapons are “more threatening than ever in history”.

Message to tenth Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

Twenty years ago today a wall fell and the world watched in awe and in hope. The Berlin Wall had stood for decades as a graphic physical reminder of how mistrust and hatred can dominate relations between nations and peoples. The men and women celebrating its fall were rejoicing not just in the reunion of Germany and the end of the Cold War but the promise of a new era of freedom and optimism

CHARTA FÜR EINE WELT OHNE GEWALT

Gewalt ist ein verhütbares Leiden.
Kein Staat oder Individuum kann in einer unsicheren Welt sicher sein. Die Werte der Gewaltlosigkeit in Absicht, Gedanken und Handeln sind von einer Möglichkeit zu einer Notwendigkeit geworden. Diese Werte werden in ihrer Anwendung zwischen Staaten, Gruppen und Individuen ausgedrückt.
Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass die Beachtung der Werte der [...]

ميثاق نحو عالم خالي من العنف

DOWNLOAD – ميثاق نحو عالم خالي من العنف

“العنف مرض يمكن الوقاية منه”
الترجمـة العربيــة
لا يمكن لدولة أو فرد أن تشعر الأمان في عالم غير آمن. أن قيم اللاعنف (عدم اللجوء للعنف) كنوايا وأفكار وكممارسة قد شهدت نمواً وتطورت من كونها اختيار إلى كونها أصبحت ضرورة. هذه القيم يعبر عنها من خلال التطبيق والممارسة بين الدول [...]

CARTA PARA UM MUNDO SEM VIOLÊNCIA

A violência é uma enfermidade evitável
Nenhum Estado ou indivíduo pode estar seguro em um mundo inseguro. Os valores da não-violência, tanto nas intenções, nos pensamentos e na ação, deixaram de ser uma alternativa para tornar-se uma necessidade. Esses valores se expressam em sua aplicação nas relações entre Estados, entre grupos e entre indivíduos.
Estamos convencidos de [...]

CARTA PARA UN MUNDO SIN VIOLENCIA

La violencia es una enfermedad que se puede prevenir

Ningún estado ni individuo puede estar seguro en un mundo que no está seguro. Los valores de intenciones, pensamientos y acciones non violentes se han convertido de una oportunidad en una necesidad. Estos valores están expresados y aplicados entre los estados, grupos e individuos.
Estamos convencidos [...]

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The Permanent Secretariat of Nobel Peace Laureates Summits derives from a new and more broadly based collaboration between the International Gorbachev Foundation and the City of Rome for realizing the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates. The Permanent Secretariat, based in Rome, is a non-profit association without political aims.
As well as organizing the tasks of the Summit, the Secretariat monitors the activities of Nobel Peace Laureates, while promoting the adoption of the "Charter for a world without violence" and supporting the work of the Nobel, who participate in the annual Summits at Rome, as mediators in various conflicts around the world (Article 3 of the Statute).