Archive for Speeches

Speech of Reiner Braun, Member IPB

Speech of Reiner Braun, Member of the Steering Committee of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) at the meeting of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Berlin November 10th/11th 2009
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 [...]

José Manuel Barroso – Consolidating bridges towards peace and freedom

10th Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Berlin, 10 November 2009
Mr Chairman, dear Mikhail Gorbachov,
Dear Co Chairman, Walter Veltroni,
Dear Mayor of Berlin, Mr. Wowereit,
Distinguished Nobel Peace Prize winners,
Your Honourables,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am delighted and deeply honoured to address such an eminent gathering today. The Nobel Peace Prize is no ordinary award. It shines a light on [...]

Berlin Wall and Tackling Climate Change

It was twenty years ago that the Berlin wall was brought down, marking a major transformation of relations between the great powers of the world. It is notable that the one person who had the vision to articulate and pursue Ostpolitik policy was the late Chancellor Willy Brandt. Undoubtedly, he foresaw the comprehensive changes that [...]

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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.