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​Unrealistic expectations: On India and Russia-Ukraine peace

India’s efforts at peacemaking between Russia and Ukraine have limited potential




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​Sufferers, awarded: On the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace for the selfless Nihon Hidankyo should help stir debates on nuclear disarmament




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A collective effort towards peace in Myanmar

ASEAN and India will need to adopt a more inclusive and pragmatic approach towards Myanmar — one that involves all key stakeholders




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On the RiseUp4Peace initiative by the UNODC

This initiative works towards educating children about current social problems and creating a just and inclusive society




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Desika's haven of peace on the other side of the cauvery

This year the Vedanta Desika festival will be celebrated on November 13 in Satyagalam, Karnataka.




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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bombing survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo

We wish to honour all survivors who, despite physical suffering and painful memories, have chosen to use their costly experience to cultivate hope and engagement for peace, says Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee




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UAE-based Indian girl in International Children’s Peace Prize race

In line with the tradition, this year’s prize will be awarded by 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus in the Hall of Knights (Ridderzaal) in The Hague on December 2.





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Solutions for a peaceful world

Lady Shri Ram College for Women’s Conflict Transformation and Peace Building course trains students to look at ways in which conflicts can be resolved at various levels.




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Children in war and peace




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Nobel Peace prize: A victory for children




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Fishermen to stage road roko on Pamban bridge as peace talks with officials fail




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Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement, says 'I am at peace'

The 38-year-old made his international debut in 2010 in an ODI against Australia in Visakhapatnam and his last India game was also a 50-over match, against Bangladesh in 2022




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Partisan organisations such as United Nations Relief and Works Agency are an obstacle to peace




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Reader Squee: Can't A Girl Eat In Peace?!?!

Chellecos says: "Here is my bunny cooling-off on the air conditioning vent, trying to get privacy and a little R&R!"

Well you are very squee and all, but we'll leave you be so you can get some much needed rest.

Do you have a squee pet that you want to share with the world? Send us your pet pictures and stories, and they could end up on Daily Squee!




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Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Invitation Only Research Event

6 October 2014 - 8:30am to 7 October 2014 - 1:45pm

Seoul, Republic of Korea

The overarching theme of this event will be Korea’s changing role as a global power and its effect on the country’s relationships, including with the UK and Europe. It will aim to raise awareness of these issues to an audience of key decision-makers, and to encourage experts to think together strategically about areas of mutual interest, as well as practical ways to achieve deeper cooperation. 

Attendance at this event is by invitation only.

This event is held in partnership with the South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.

Event attributes

External event

Joshua Webb

+44 (0)20 7314 3678




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Will There Now Be Peace in the South China Sea?

14 July 2016

Bill Hayton

Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme
China’s sense of entitlement has collided with international law and, for the time being, lost. The way is open for a new regional understanding.

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A member of the Philippines military stands on the beach at Thitu island, one of the disputed Spratly Islands. Photo by Getty Images.

The ruling by an arbitral tribunal of five members based in The Hague was simple and devastating. It declares that ‘China’s claims to historic rights… with respect to the maritime areas of the South China Sea encompassed by the relevant part of the “nine-dash line” are contrary to the [The UN] Convention [on the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS]’. This is a result that Southeast Asia’s maritime countries have long sought. The way is now clear to resolve all the disputes in the region, if the participants choose to do so.

For decades, countries around the South China Sea lived under the shadow of a quasi-territorial claim that no one really understood. What did the U-shaped, nine-dashed line marked on Chinese maps actually mean? In 2009, the Chinese government attached a copy of the map to an official submission to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and the region became alarmed. For the first time, it seemed that China was serious about asserting a claim to all the land and water inside the line.

On Tuesday that claim was dismissed as entirely incompatible with international law. Moreover, the Arbitral Tribunal ruled that not one of the Spratly Islands qualifies as an ‘island’. This ruling is at least as significant: it means none of the features in the archipelago are entitled to an exclusive economic zone. Theoretically it should now be simple to resolve all the maritime disputes in the southern part of the South China Sea. The Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines can, in principle, draw lines up to 200 nautical miles out from their coasts and agree compromises where they overlap. China is now irrelevant to this process because its nearest coastline is simply too far away.

All the 50 or so features in the Spratly Islands that are naturally above water at high tide would be granted a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea. The resulting settlement would resemble a Swiss cheese: large areas of exclusive economic zone measured from national coastlines punctuated by a few dozen ‘bubbles’ of disputed territory. This would not resolve the disputes about which country is the rightful owner of those ‘bubbles’ but it would settle the maritime disputes in the sea around them.

Of course, there are still wrinkles. Not least is the Philippines claim to the Malaysian province of Sabah in northern Borneo. This means that, for the time being, those two countries can’t settle the maritime boundary between them. They could, nonetheless, agree how far it projects offshore.

The bigger problem will be China’s attitude. Its response to the tribunal’s ruling has been angry but curiously misdirected. State media have focused their ire on questions of territorial sovereignty – even though the tribunal was barred from even considering this subject. China’s territorial claims to the rocks of the Spratly Islands are entirely unaffected by Tuesday’s ruling. There must be separate processes to resolve those questions.

China has many interests in the South China Sea – including defence, trade routes, fisheries and hydrocarbons – so it’s not surprising that it pursues whatever approach it thinks practical in order to protect them. However, the whole purpose of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was to create an international order that defended the rights of countries to exploit the resources off their own coasts without threat from other states further away. China was a full participant in the negotiations between 1973 and 1982 that created UNCLOS and, at that time, was a strong defender of the rights of coastal countries.

While it may feel that it has lost out from this week’s ruling, China has much to gain from a strong community of regional order in the South China Sea. Most Southeast Asian countries remain alarmed by China’s intentions − which is why, in the past few years, they have been strengthening their ties with the United States and increasing military spending. China’s wider interests would benefit from a de-escalation of this tension. Reassuring its neighbours would give them less reason to rely on the US.

Putting a new maritime order in place, based upon UNCLOS and commitments between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, would be a major step towards this. It would also bring many associated benefits – not least cooperation to protect the region’s fish stocks, which are facing disastrous collapse. The first step is accepting the implications of Tuesday’s ruling.

To comment on this article, please contact Chatham House Feedback




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Moments of God's peace

In this second update from the Serbia/Croatia border, OM leader Volker Sachse describes moments of God’s peace that transforms people in a dire situation.




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A window of peace

Sometimes it's not about handing out blankets, meals or having conversations, noticed OM worker Elizabeth when volunteering in the refugee ministry in Serbia.




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God is our only peace

Hope for Zurich connects with the community at Träff International, their outreach to the local immigrant population.




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Seeking peace

God used a dangerous situation to change the life of a Salvadorian woman.




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Blessed are the peacemakers

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.




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Blessed are the peacemakers

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.




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Blessed are the peacemakers

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.




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Blessed are the peacemakers

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.




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Blessed are the peacemakers

In a nation filled with tribal tension, OM works toward reconciliation through youth conferences, relief outreaches and a bookshop filled with Bibles.




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The US administration's effective peace work in Israel


The moving of the embassy not only put an end to a historic travesty but also made clear to the world something everyone anyhow already knew – Jerusalem is not for sale.




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Abundant aid from China manifests its peaceful national character

BEIJING: “We have received critical medical supplies worth millions of RMBs from Chinese donors including major SOEs, entrepreneurs engaged in several projects in Pakistan, provincial governments of China and also from private individuals. These donations have reinforced Pakistan’s...




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Hamilton makes peace with McLaren

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "understood" the pit-stop strategy which left him fuming in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




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What entrepreneurs can do to reduce their stress and find peace of mind

There is a cure for stress. It is not a drug and it is not a fantasy. It won't cost you money, but it is not for free. Many people who try it out feel born again, others rejuvenated. The...




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From G7 announcement in August to Paris Peace Forum, Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition gains momentum

Powered by the OECD, spearheaded by Danone, and driven forward at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Biarritz in August 2019, B4IG, the ambitious initiative against inequality sponsored by French President Emmanuel Macron, is a coalition of leading multinational enterprises committed to tackling inequalities and promoting inclusive growth: economic growth that is distributed fairly across society and creates opportunities for all.




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Find Peace within Yourself while Cruising through the Divine Land of Ladakh

Living amidst the hustle and bustle of urban life, people often feel the need for a long journey away from their busy routine.




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Lalgarh: Deprived of a peace of life


Not many trace their way back to the human tragedy that has given rise to the culture of violence that marks Lalgarh today. The women do not appear scared of any police reaction in response to their protests. Soma Mitra has more.




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The submarine cable: the story of the submarine telegraph cable from its invention down to modern times: how it works, how cable-ships work, and how it carries on in peace and war / by S.A. Garnham and Robert L. Hadfield

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5661.G37 1934




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Personal reminiscences of James A. Scrymser: in times of peace and war.

Archives, Room Use Only - E601.S37 1915




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Situation peaceful in riot-hit Delhi

Security personnel have been conducting flag marches and holding regular consultations with locals to assuage their fears. They are also urging residents to not pay attention to rumours on social media and report them to the police.





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A city-based session of meditation for world peace

A city-based session of meditation for world peace




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Will deal with anyone trying to destroy state's peace with iron hand: Punjab CM




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Study: Male bonding brings peace, lets primates live in big groups

While studying the social dynamics of the bearded saki, a primate living in the rainforests of Suriname, primatologist Tremaine Gregory of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology […]

The post Study: Male bonding brings peace, lets primates live in big groups appeared first on Smithsonian Insider.




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Paul Barton brings his music, and a moment of peace, to rescued elephants

Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.




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Mattel vows change after Greenpeace 'Barbie' campaign

Toy giant freezes purchases from supplier accused of deforestation.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Toxic tech: Greenpeace rates Nintendo last in eco guide

Nintendo gets the lowest score on the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics for its failure to address e-waste or cut CO2 emissions.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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In the Green Room: Bryan Adams on Greenpeace and the Bryan Adams Foundation

Video: Learn about the Bryan Adams Foundation and what Bryan likes to do most when he's not playing music.



  • Arts & Culture

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Climate deniers raid Greenpeace ships

Global warming science is under attack as never before, and these raiders are in the vanguard.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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13-year-old Masai boy invents device to help his community live in peace with the lions

Richard Turere's solar-powered invention safely scares lions away from his family's cattle.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Finding peace with a pack and a trail

Thru-hiking is a way of life for substitute teacher and former marathoner Erin Saver.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Jumbo squid viciously attack Greenpeace submarine (Video)

Jumbo squid, also known as "red devils," have been known to attack divers before. But a submarine? Watch the nightmarish Greenpeace video here.




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As Greenpeace turns 40, the eco-movement aches for another wave of innovation

In 1971, a ragtag gang of committed activists unleashed its first "mind bomb," and it set the environmental agenda for decades to come. Today, with campaigns by




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Peace and Hope for Mothers Day

To all of the mothers whose children are fighting in wars - and to mothers whose children are growing up with wars raging around them or with terrorism threatening their safety... Wishes of strength, peace and hope for this Mother's Day...