Selected international News of last months

Documents, Publications and actions:

* Vienna/Austria, June 10th/11th 2023
International Summit for Peace in Ukraine
Location: ÖGB-Catamaran, Johann-Böhm-Platz 1, Vienna 1020 Inviting Organizations: International Peace Bureau, CODEPINK, Assembly of the World Social Forum, Transform Europe, Europe for Peace,WILPF International (tbc), International Fellowship of Reconciliation ( IFOR), Peace in Ukraine, Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security (CPDCS)
Local Organizers and Supporters: AbFaNG (Action Alliance for Peace, active Neutrality and Non-violence), Institute for Intercultural Research and Cooperation (IIRC), Austrian Center for Peace (ACP) in Stadtschlaining, Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation, ÖGB – Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund, WILPF Austria (tbc), ATTAC Austria, IFOR Austria,

We are calling for an international civil society gathering in Vienna, Austria on June 10/11.1
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The Peace Summit
The goal of the Peace Summit is to publish an Urgent Global Appeal, called the Vienna Declaration for Peace, calling on political leaders to act in support of a ceasefire and negotiations in Ukraine.
The summit will have different parts:
A conference to discuss the controversial questions related to the Russian-Ukrainian war, to hear the voices of civil society representatives of the various NATO countries, as well as representatives from Russia and Ukraine who support the aims of the Peace Summit. Participants from the Global South will share the dramatic consequences this war has had for the people in their countries and emphasize how they can contribute to peace. The Conference will focus not only on critics and analysis, but also on creative solutions and ways to end the war and how to prepare negotiations. This is not only the task of states and diplomats but nowadays more and more also of global society.
The conference will include a combination of lectures, working groups, expert groups, and dialogues.
After the summit a march in Vienna to the various NATO-country embassies, as well as the embassies of Russia and Ukraine and international organizations located in Vienna will take place to meet with embassy representatives and deliver the Vienna Declaration for Peace from people around the world; The summit will also be supported by a send-off for delegations to visit the capitals of various European countries with the purpose of meeting with government officials and international organizations. Also further events for late 2023 will be developed.
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Contact: International Peace Bureau, Marienstraße 19-20, 10117 Berlin, viennaconference@ipb-office.berlin
Registration: https://forms.gle/cFCeY62wgmXyUVaH7
There will be also an opportunity to join the conference virtually. More details including a first program (from April 2023) on www.peacevienna.org
Language: English
3/2023


* SPD-Mitglieder und Mitglieder der Partei 'Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen rufen zum Stopp der militärischen Eskalation und zu Friedensverhandlungen auf:

1) Aufruf: Sozialdemokratinnen und Sozialdemokraten für Diplomatie und Deeskalation 

" (...)  

Politik und Gesellschaft sind gefordert, Deeskalation zu ermöglichen und Verständigung für einen Waffenstillstand und Frieden zu fördern. Der Wille zu ziviler Konfliktlösung und Frieden bildet die Haltung, mit der die Unterbrechung und Überwindung von Gewalt gelingen kann. 

Wir lehnen daher die Lieferung von Kampfflugzeugen, Kriegsschiffen, Mittelstreckenraketen und weiteren Kampfpanzern ab. Sie würde den Auszehrungskrieg in der Ukraine verschärfen. Aufrüstung weckt bei allen Kriegsparteien zerstörerische Erwartungen, zu „siegen“ und den menschlichen Preis dafür zu ignorieren. Hingegen ist notwendig, die Ausweitung des Krieges auf andere Länder und eine nukleare Eskalation auszuschließen sowie einen baldigen Waffenstillstand zu erwirken. (...)"
Der Aufruf kann von SPD-Mitgliedern unter folgendem Link unterschrieben werden:

https://mehr-diplomatie-wagen.de/

2.) Die 'Unabhängige Grüne Linke' unterstützt des Weiteren den deutsch-österreichischen 'Appell für den Frieden' auf Change.org. Hier kann jeder Friedensinteressierte (also auch Nicht-Parteimitglieder) unterzeichnen:
https://chng.it/N2ggCS5Q

Der internationale 'peace appeal' kann zusätzlich unter folgendem Link unterzeichnet werden:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/appeal-for-peace/ 

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* SPD members and members of the party 'Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen call for a stop to military escalation and for peace negotiations:

1) Call: social democrats for diplomacy and de-escalation.
" (...) 
Politics and society are called upon to enable de-escalation and promote understanding for a ceasefire and peace. The will for civil conflict resolution and peace forms the attitude with which the interruption and overcoming of violence can succeed.
We therefore oppose the delivery of combat aircraft, warships, medium-range missiles and more battle tanks. It would exacerbate the war of emaciation in Ukraine. Rearmament raises destructive expectations among all warring parties to "win" and ignore the human cost of doing so. On the other hand, it is necessary to exclude the expansion of the war to other countries and nuclear escalation, as well as to obtain an early ceasefire. (...)"
The appeal can be signed by SPD members at the following link:
https://mehr-diplomatie-wagen.de/

2) The 'Independent Green Left' also supports the German-Austrian 'Appeal for Peace' on Change.org. Here everyone interested in peace (i.e. also non-party members) can sign:
https://chng.it/N2ggCS5Q 

 
The international 'peace appeal' can additionally be signed at the following link:
 https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/appeal-for-peace/ 

3/2023

* End the U.S.-Saudi War on Yemen!
"Children are starving to death every day in Yemen, with millions malnourished and two-thirds of the country in need of humanitarian aid. Almost no containerized goods have been able to enter Yemen’s principal port of Hodeida since 2017, leaving people in desperate need of food and medical supplies. Yemen needs some $4 billion in aid, but saving Yemeni lives is not the same priority for Western governments as fueling the war in Ukraine or bailing out banks.
We need a greater global demand for an end to warmaking, including:

• the sanctioning and indicting of the Saudi, U.S., and UAE governments; 
• the use of the War Powers Resolution by the U.S. Congress to forbid U.S. participation;
• a global end to weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE;
• a lifting of the Saudi blockade, and the complete opening of all airports and seaports in Yemen;
• a peace agreement;
• the prosecution of all guilty parties by the International Criminal Court;
• a truth and reconciliation process; and
• the removal from the region of U.S. troops and weaponry. "

Sign the petition at Action Network:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/end-the-war-on-yemen?source=direct_link&
Language: English
3/2023

* Coalition for the UN we need
E Consultation for UN & Global Governance Innovation:
-  7. February 23 – March 8 UN & Global Governance Innovation
-  Global Futures Forum taking place in New York from 20-22 March.
More: https://c4unwn.org/e-consultation/
 Language: English
3/23

17. Strategiekonferenz der Kooperation für den Frieden
Vom 28.-29.April 2023 findet in Bremen die 17. Strategiekonferenz der 'Kooperation' für den Frieden statt. Thema der Konferenz: "Unsere Sicherheit geht nur gemeinsam."
Programm: www.koop-frieden.de
Sprache: Deutsch
3/23

* Klimastreik: Save the date
Freitag, der 3.3.2023, findet der nächste von Fridays for Future organisierte internationale Klimastreik statt: https://fridaysforfuture.de/globaler-klimastreik/

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Climate strike: Save the date
Friday, 3/3/2023, the next international climate strike organized by Fridays for Future will take place: https://fridaysforfuture.de/globaler-klimastreik/
2/2023 

*Unbedingt lesen!
 Antje Vollmers Vermächtnis einer Pazifistin: „Was ich noch zu sagen hätte“

Die Ex-Vizepräsidentin des Bundestags kritisiert die Grünen dafür, dass sie sich vom Pazifismus abgewendet haben. Im Essay formuliert sie ihr politisches Fazit. 

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/ein-jahr-ukraine-krieg-kritik-an-gruenen-antje-vollmers-vermaechtnis-einer-pazifistin-was-ich-noch-zu-sagen-haette-li.320443, 24.2.2022. 

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A must to read!
Antje Vollmer's Heritage of a Pacifist: "What I Would Still Have to Say".
The ex-vice president of the Bundestag criticizes the Greens for turning away from pacifism. In the essay, she formulates her political conclusion.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/ein-jahr-ukraine-krieg-kritik-an-gruenen-antje-vollmers-vermaechtnis-einer-pazifistin-was-ich-noch-zu-sagen-haette-li.320443, 24.2.2022. 

Language: Deutsch
2/2023

* Lesenswerter Aufsatz von Dr. Rolf Mützenich (SPD-Fraktionsführer im Deutschen Bundestag) zu den Möglichkeiten von diplomatischen Initiativen in Bezug auf den Krieg in der Ukraine:
https://www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/global/artikel/die-welt-im-umbruch-6535/?utm_campaign=de_40_20230224&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter, 24.2.2023

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* Essay worth reading by Dr. Rolf Mützenich (SPD parliamentary group leader in the German Bundestag) on the possibilities of diplomatic initiatives regarding the war in Ukraine:
https://www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/global/artikel/die-welt-im-umbruch-6535/?utm_campaign=de_40_20230224&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter, 24.2.2023 
Language: Deutsch
2/2023

* Leseempfehlung: Ausgezeichnetes politikwissenschaftliches Buch.
Alexander Behr (2022): Globale Solidarität. Wie wir die imperiale Lebensweise überwinden und die sozial-ökologische Transformation umsetzen. München: oekom verlag, 277 Seiten.
"Klimakrise, Ausbeutung, Kriege: Wenn wir die Krisen unserer Zeit überwinden wollen, müssen wir uns von der imperialen Lebensweise befreien. Alexander Behr schlägt in seinem leidenschaftlichen Plädoyer für globale Solidarität Wege vor, wie dies gelingen kann."

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* Recommended reading: excellent political science book.
Alexander Behr (2022): Global Solidarity. How we overcome the imperial way of life and implement the socio-ecological transformation. Munich: oekom verlag. 277 pages.
"Climate crisis, exploitation, wars: if we want to overcome the crises of our time, we have to free ourselves from the imperial way of life. In his passionate plea for global solidarity, Alexander Behr suggests ways in which this can be done."
Language/Sprache: Deutsch
2/2023

*Aufruf zur Teilnahme an Ostermärschen vom 8 - 10.4.2023
Ein sich etwas von den üblichen Ostermarschaufforderungen unterscheidender Aufruf mit friedenspolitischen Forderungen und u.a. mit Zitaten von Martin Luther King, Dwight Eisenhower, Bertha von Suttner und Benson Meoli findet sich unter  

https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApFOyxqOQuoZhFaw32ersaCrSFPD?e=RT9qdI 

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* Call for participation in Easter marches from 8 - 10.4.2023.
An appeal that differs a bit from the usual Easter march calls with peace political demands and among others with quotes from Martin Luther King, Dwight Eisenhower, Bertha von Suttner and Benson Meoli can be found under 
https://1drv.ms/b/s!ApFOyxqOQuoZhFaw32ersaCrSFPD?e=RT9qdI
Language/ Sprache: Deutsch
2/2023

* EU-Taxonomie: Greenpeace kündigt Klage gegen Einstufung von Atom und Gas als grün an

Dem Einspruch folgt die Klage: Greenpeace will im April gegen die neuen EU-Taxonomie-Regeln vor den EuGH ziehen. Die EU stuft Gas und Atomkraft als klimafreundlich ein.

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* EU taxonomy: Greenpeace announces legal action against classification of nuclear and gas as green.
The objection is followed by the lawsuit: Greenpeace wants to go to the EuGH in April against the new EU taxonomy rules. The EU classifies gas and nuclear power as climate-friendly.

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Mehr/ read more: https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2023-02/greenpeace-taxonomie-gas-atom-klage-eugh, 9.2.2023. 
2/2023

* Manifest für Frieden

von Alice Schwarzer und Sahra Wagenknecht.

Kundgebung am 25. Februar,14 Uhr am Brandenburger Tor

Gemeinsam mit Brigadegeneral a.D. Erich Vad.

"Wir, Alice Schwarzer und Sahra Wagenknecht, haben gemeinsam ein „Manifest für Frieden“ verfasst. Für Verhandlungen statt Panzer. Innerhalb weniger Tage wurde das Manifest von 69 ErstunterzeichnerInnen unterschrieben, Persönlichkeiten aus allen Bereichen des Öffentlichen Lebens. Ab heute kann sich jede und jeder dem Manifest anschließen, es steht auf change.org: www.change.org/p/manifest-für-frieden.

Auf der Basis dieses Manifestes laden wir, gemeinsam mit Brigadegeneral a.D. Erich Vad, zu einer Kundgebung: am 25. Februar um 14 Uhr am Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. Die Kundgebung wird im Livestream übertragen, Stichwort: Aktion Frieden. Der General a.D. wird, wie wir, einer der RednerInnen sein.

Außerdem rufen wir zum „Aufstand für Frieden“ auf, an dem sich jede und jeder im ganzen Land beteiligen kann: Dazu kann man sich „Fahnen“ anheften – ein Blatt, ein Handtuch, ein Laken oder eine echte Fahne – bzw. hängt sie aus dem Fenster, mit einem großen F, F wie Friedensverhandlungen.

Wir wollen mit diesen Aktionen dazu beitragen, dass die stumme Hälfte der deutschen Bevölkerung sichtbarer wird. Die Hälfte, die für Verhandlungen statt Krieg plädiert. Für Frieden statt Panzer". 

Alice Schwarzer und Sahra Wagenknecht 

Köln/Berlin, 10. Februar 2023

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Manifesto for Peace
by Alice Schwarzer and Sahra Wagenknecht.
Demonstration on February 25, 2 p.m. at the Brandenburg Gate.
Together with Brigadier General (ret.) Erich Vad.
We, Alice Schwarzer and Sahra Wagenknecht, have jointly written a "Manifesto for Peace. For negotiations instead of tanks. Within a few days, the manifesto was signed by 69 initial signatories, personalities from all areas of public life. As of today, anyone and everyone can join the manifesto, it is available on change.org: www.change.org/p/manifest-für-frieden.
On the basis of this manifesto, we invite, together with Brigadier General (ret.) Erich Vad, to a rally: on February 25 at 2 pm at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The rally will be livestreamed, keyword: Action Peace. The retired general will be one of the speakers, as will we.
We are also calling for an "uprising for peace" in which anyone and everyone throughout the country can participate: To do this, you can pin "flags" - a leaf, a towel, a sheet or a real flag - or hang them out the window, with a big F, F for peace negotiations.
With these actions, we want to contribute to making the silent half of the German population more visible. The half that pleads for negotiations instead of war. For peace instead of tanks. 
Alice Schwarzer and Sahra Wagenknecht 
Cologne/Berlin, February 10, 2023
2/2023

* Doomsday Clock

UN Secretary-General: “the Doomsday Clock is a global alarm clock”.
By François Diaz-Maurin 

 “With the Doomsday Clock now set at 90 seconds to midnight, there is no time to waste.” 

Read more: https://thebulletin.org/2023/02/un-secretary-general-the-doomsday-clock-is-a-global-alarm-clock/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ThursdayNewsletter02092023&utm_content=DoomsdayClock_UNSecretaryGeneral_02062023, vom 6.2.2023.
Language: English
2/2023

* Wer schweigt, stimmt zu!

Im Anschluss an ihre Rede beim Plenum der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates konnten Abgeordnete bei der deutschen Außenministerin Baerbock nachfragen. Dabei fiel folgende unverantwortliche Äußerung seitens Baerbock:
 “... I’ve said already in the last days: Yes, we have to do more to defend Ukraine. Yes, we have to do more also on tanks. But the most important and the crucial part is that we do it together and that we do not do the blame game in Europe, because we are fighting a war against Russia and not against each other.”
Der letzte Satzteil in deutscher Übersetzung: „Wir kämpfen einen Krieg gegen Russland, und nicht untereinander!“
Als grüne Mitglieder sind wir erschrocken und schockiert über eine grüne Außerministerin, die das Wort Krieg unreflektiert verwendet. Die Grüne Partei wurde gegründet mit den Grundwerten Gewaltfreiheit und friedlicher Konfliktlösung als oberste Prinzipien.
... ... ...
Mit dem Appell für eine Verhandlungslösung [https://www.change.org/p/appell-f%C3%BCr-den-frieden-das-t%C3%B6ten-in-der-ukraine-muss-beendet-werden] fordern wir ein Umdenken, um das weitere Sterben in der Ukraine zu beenden.
Wir, Mitglieder aus der Parteibasis der Grünen, sagen darum laut und deutlich: Wir sind nicht im Krieg mit Russland!

vollständig lesen auf ... https://gruene-linke.de/2023/01/30/kein-krieg-gegen-russland/ 

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* Who is silent, agrees!
Following her speech at the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, members of parliament were able to ask the German Foreign Minister Baerbock. Thereby the following irresponsible statement was made by Baerbock:
"... I've said already in the last days: Yes, we have to do more to defend Ukraine. Yes, we have to do more also on tanks. But the most important and the crucial part is that we do it together and that we do not do the blame game in Europe, because we are fighting a war against Russia and not against each other."
The last part of the sentence in German translation: "Wir kämpfen einen Krieg gegen Russland, und nicht untereinander!“
As Green members, we are shocked and appalled by a Green foreign minister who uses the word war without reflection. The Green Party was founded with the core values of non-violence and peaceful conflict resolution as its highest principles.
... ... ...
With the Appeal for a Negotiated Solution [https://www.change.org/p/appell-f%C3%BCr-den-frieden-das-t%C3%B6ten-in-der-ukraine-muss-beendet-werden], we call for a change in thinking to end further dying in Ukraine.
We, members of the Green Party base, therefore say loud and clear: We are not at war with Russia!
read in full at ... https://gruene-linke.de/2023/01/30/kein-krieg-gegen-russland/ 

*Leseempfehlung: 3 politikwissenschaftliche Aufsätze zu Lösungsmöglichkeiten für den Krieg in der Ukraine:
-  Christian Hacke: Plädoyer für Friedensverhandlungen im Ukraine-Krieg. In:  https://www.telepolis.de/features/Plaedoyer-fuer-Friedensverhandlungen-im-Ukraine-Krieg-7458632.html?seite=all, 14.1.2023.
-  Karl-W. Koch, Klaus Moegling: Im Osten nichts Neues.
In 'Telepolis' und in überarbeiteter Fassung in: https://www.klaus-moegling.de/actual-blogs/, Blog 1, 2.1.2023.
- Hajo Funke: Eskalation im Ukraine-Krieg ohne Ende?
In:  https://hajofunke.wordpress.com/2023/01/06/eskalation-im-ukraine-krieg-ohne-ende-in-der-ukraine-sollte-die-eu-nicht-den-usa-folgen-sondern-nach-frieden-streben-michael-von-der-schulenburg/, 6.1.2023.
1/2023 

Sprache: Deutsch 

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* Recommended reading: 3 political science essays on possible solutions for the war in Ukraine:
- Christian Hacke: Plea for peace negotiations in the Ukraine war. In: https://www.telepolis.de/features/Plaedoyer-fuer-Friedensverhandlungen-im-Ukraine-Krieg-7458632.html?seite=all, 14.1.2023.
- Karl-W. Koch, Klaus Moegling: Nothing New in the East.
In 'Telepolis' and in revised version in: https://www.klaus-moegling.de/actual-blogs/, Blog 1, 2.1.2023.
- Hajo Funke: Escalation in the Ukraine War without End?
In: https://hajofunke.wordpress.com/2023/01/06/eskalation-im-ukraine-krieg-ohne-ende-in-der-ukraine-sollte-die-eu-nicht-den-usa-folgen-sondern-nach-frieden-streben-michael-von-der-schulenburg/, 6.1.2023.
1/2023

Language: German 

* Dokumentation über die Gefahren eines nuklearen Unfalls im Zusammenhang mit den AKWs in der Ukraine:
Astrid Schneider, Karl-W. Koch:
"Der brandgefährliche russische Energiekrieg gegen die Ukraine: 

Sorge um ukrainische Atomkraftwerke und die Welternährungssicherheit."
frei lesbar in: https://gruene-linke.de/2023/01/13/der-brandgefaehrliche-russische-energiekrieg-gegen-die-ukraine/, 13.1.2023 

1/2023
Sprache: Deutsch

* Documentary about the dangers of a nuclear accident in relation to the nuclear power plants in Ukraine:
Astrid Schneider, Karl-W. Koch:
"The Incendiary Russian Energy War on Ukraine:
Concerns for Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants and World Food Security."
free readable in: https://gruene-linke.de/2023/01/13/der-brandgefaehrliche-russische-energiekrieg-gegen-die-ukraine/, 1/13/2023
1/2023
Language: German

* Save-the-date: Tagung der Scientists for Future im Mai

Von Freitagabend, 12. Mai, bis Sonntagmittag, 14. Mai 2022, findet in Hannover die allererste Scientists-Tagung vor Ort statt. Diese wird von der Regionalgruppe Hannover organisiert. Die Konferenz soll einerseits über Wissenschaft und Wissenschaftskommunikation informieren und uns andererseits in Austausch bringen. Wir wollen uns besser kennenlernen, Ideen entwickeln und eine interessante und schöne Zeit miteinander verbringen, die uns hilft, neue Aktivitäten zu initiieren. Hierzu sind mehrere Räume an der Universität Hannover reserviert.

 Wer hat konkrete Vorschläge für Vorträge, Seminare, Diskussionsgruppen, Themen, Poster-Sessions oder andere Beiträge und Ideen zum Programm?

Vorschläge gerne per E-Mail an hannover@scientists4future.org.

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* Save-the-date: Scientists for Future meeting in May.
From Friday evening, May 12, to Sunday noon, May 14, 2022, the first Scientists for Future meeting will be held locally in Hannover. This will be organized by the Hannover Regional Group. The conference is intended to inform about science and science communication on the one hand and to bring us into exchange on the other hand. We want to get to know each other better, develop ideas and spend an interesting and nice time together, which will help us to initiate new activities. For this purpose, several rooms have been reserved at the University of Hannover.

Who has concrete suggestions for lectures, seminars, discussion groups, topics, poster sessions or other contributions and ideas for the program?
Suggestions gladly by e-mail to hannover@scientists4future.org.
12/2022
Language: German

* NaturFreunde Deutschlands: "Frieden in Bewegung" 2023
" 'Frieden in Bewegung' wird dieses Mal grenzüberschreitend von West nach Ost wandern und startet am 26. April 2023 vor dem Europaparlament in Straßburg (F), führt über Saarbrücken, Mannheim, Würzburg, Nürnberg, Plauen sowie Dresden bis zum früheren Konzentrationslager Theresienstadt (CZ). Auch bei dieser Friedenswanderung wird es ein breites Programm geben mit Kundgebungen, Führungen, Empfängen bei Bürgermeister*innen und zahlreichen Abendveranstaltungen." 

https://www.naturfreunde.de/frieden-in-bewegung-2023
Sprache: Deutsch

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 NaturFreunde Deutschlands: "Peace on the Move" 2023

"This time 'Peace on the Move' will walk across borders from West to East and will start on April 26, 2023 in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (F), leading via Saarbrücken, Mannheim, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Plauen as well as Dresden to the former concentration camp Theresienstadt (CZ). Also at this peace walk there will be a broad program with rallies, guided tours, receptions at mayors and numerous evening events." 
https://www.naturfreunde.de/frieden-in-bewegung-2023 
12/2022
Language: German

* Neuerscheinung "Weltinnenpolitik und Internationale Polizei".
Soeben ist das von Harmsen/Maaß/Scheffler & Ziegler herausgegebene Buch zur Weltinnenpolitik und globalen Friedensarbeit erschienen (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht). Alle vier Herausgeber sind Mitglieder der NGO 'Sicherheit neu denken'.
"Nationale Armeen und partikuläre Militärbündnisse verschärfen die globalen Probleme. Eine zivile Weltinnenpolitik erfordert gemeinsame internationale Polizeistrukturen in den Weltregionen und bei der UNO."
Friedensfachkräfte, Polizeikräfte in internationalen Friedensmissionen, Politik- und Friedenswissenschaftler schreiben zu dieser Thematik in dem Herausgeberband.

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New publication "World Domestic Politics and International Police."
The book on world domestic politics and global peace work edited by Harmsen/Maaß/Scheffler & Ziegler has just been published 

(Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht). All four editors are members of the NGO 'Rethinking Security'.
"National armies and particular military alliances aggravate global problems. A civilian world domestic policy requires common international police structures in the world regions and at the UN."
Peace professionals, police officers in international peacekeeping missions, political and peace scientists write on this topic in the edited volume.
12/2022
Sprache: Deutsch/ Language: German 

* Internationale Münchner Friedenskonferenz - als Alternative zur Münchener Sicherheitskonferenz/ International Munich Peace Conference - as an alternative to the Munich Security Conference
17. – 19. Februar 2023 
see more: https://friedenskonferenz.info/
12/ 2022
Language: English/ German

 
*Appeals for peace/ Appelle für den Frieden:
Our Appeal for Peace, supported by various organizations and numerous individuals, can be found on this website at
https://www.klaus-moegling.de/peace-appeal/
There you will also find the list of supporters for which you can sign up.
If you would like to support our appeal at Change.org (without publishing your name) you can do so at the same time under the following link:
https://chng.it/N2ggCS5Q
Furthermore, there are international appeals for peace at
Action Network (our appeal for non-German speaking countries):
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/appeal-for-peace/
Another international appeal for peace can be found at:
https://www.christmasappeal.ipb.org/peace-plans/
(International Peace Bureau)
/Unser von verschiedenen Organisationen und zahlreichen Einzelpersönlichkeiten getragener Appell für den Frieden findet sich auf dieser Webseite unter
https://www.klaus-moegling.de/peace-appeal/
Dort findet sich auch die Unterstützer_innenliste, für die sich eingetragen werden kann.
Wer unseren Appell bei Change.org unterstützen möchte (ohne Namensveröffentlichung) kann dies parallel hierzu unter folgendem Link vornehmen:
https://chng.it/N2ggCS5Q
Des Weiteren gibt es internationale Appelle für den Frieden unter
Action Network (unser Appell für das nicht-deutschsprachige Ausland):
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/appeal-for-peace/
Ein weiterer internationale Friedensappell findet sich unter:
https://www.christmasappeal.ipb.org/peace-plans/
(International Peace Bureau) 

11/2022
Language/Sprache: English/German

* Europe Calling: Crime Scene Ecocide
"Die EU-Richtlinie zum Umweltstrafrecht beschäftigt uns weiterhin. Dazu veranstalten wir am 01.12.2022 ab 19 Uhr zusammen mit Europe Calling die digitale Podiumsdiskussion 'Tatort Ökozid - Kommt der Wandel vom Kavaliersdelikt zum Kapitalverbrechen an Mensch & Umwelt?'
/ 'Crime Scene Ecocide - Is the change from a trivial offense to a capital crime against humans & the environment coming?'

 Du kannst Dich hier anmelden. 

Mit dabei sind:

·     Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder von Stop Ecocide International

·     Dr. Dana Schirwon, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik (DGAP)

·     Prof. Hermann Ott, Geschäftsführer, Client Earth Deutschland

·     Hannes Jaenicke, Autor, Dokumentarfilmer Schauspieler und Aktivist"
11/2022
Language/Sprache: German/English

* Bundesweiter Friedensratschlag am 10. und 11.12.2022 in Kassel
"Der bundesweite Friedensratschlag 2022 findet nach zweijähriger Unterbrechung wieder als Präsenzveranstaltung am 10. Und 11. Dezember 2022 im Philipp-Scheidemann-Haus in Kassel statt. Unter der Überschrift „Unterwegs zu einer neuen Weltordnung - Weltkrieg oder sozialökologische Wende zum Frieden“ wollen wir die politische Lage bewerten und Schlussfolgerungen für unsere weitere Arbeit in der Friedensbewegung diskutieren. 

Dieser Friedensratschlag erfolgt in einer Zeit

 •     wo der Ukraine-Krieg zum offenen Stellvertreterkrieg zwischen der Nato und Russland eskaliert und zugleich diplomatische Verhandlungskanäle und Friedenspläne blockiert werden;

•     wo eine sich entwickelnde neue Weltordnung einher geht mit einer parallelen Menschheitsbedrohung durch atomare Selbstvernichtung und Verhinderung der notwendigen sozialökologischen Wende zum Frieden;

•     wo die Folgen des EU-Wirtschaftskrieges in Deutschland zu massiven sozialen Protesten führen;

•     wo eine offene Debatte über die genannten Themen massiv eingeschränkt wird und auch innerhalb der Friedensbewegung großer Diskussionsbedarf besteht."

Das Programm für den diesjährigen Friedensratschlag in Kassel ist jetzt online abrufbar auf der Homepage unter https://friedensratschlag.de  

Bitte anmelden unter anmeldung@friedensratschlag.de  

11/2022
Sprache: Deutsch

 
* Atelier Gardens Berlin,  80,000 Voices  and  Peace Child 

present 

WE  WANT  TO  LIVE

 A People’s Appeal for Peace and Human Survival

Friday, December 16th 2022 at Atelier Gardens, Berlin
to create a Roadmap to  

A People’s Celebration for Peace in Ukraine and our World 

– Berlin, June 2023 –

GOALS: 

·        "An immediate start of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine under international supervision for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of all troops to barracks. 

·        Successful agreement on cessation of hostilities by June 2023 at the latest." 

 
More Informations from:
david(at)peacechild.org or gina.langton(at)80000voices.org
Language: English

11/2022

* Neues Themenheft des Magazins 'FriedensKooperative' (6/22) zur Frage erschienen: Wie kann es der Friedensbewegung gelingen, eine kulturelle und politische Hegemonie in der Gesellschaft zu erreichen?
Einige wichtige Beiträge der Ausgabe hierzu auch frei lesbar unter:
https://www.friedenskooperative.de/aktuelles/neues-friedensforum-erschienen
Leitartikel unter:
https://www.friedenskooperative.de/friedensforum/artikel/zur-marginalisierung-von-pazifismus-und-ziviler
Sprache: Deutsch
11/2022

* EXIT ECT - Raus aus dem Anti-Klima-Abkommen
Der Energiecharta-Vertrag ermöglicht Fossilunternehmen, Staaten vor intransparenten internationalen Schiedsgerichten zu verklagen, die sich auf den Weg zu erneuerbaren Energien begeben. Fordern Sie Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz, die Bundesminister Robert Habeck und Christian Lindner auf, aus dem ECT auszusteigen:
https://power-shift.de/exit-ect/
Sprache: Deutsch
11/2022

* Rome: International peace demonstration for global nuclear disamament, a ceasefire in Ukraine and UN-led peace negotiations
The Italian Peace and Disarmament Network will lead a demonstration in central Rome Nov. 5, calling for global nuclear disarmament and an immediate end to the war in Ukraine. Participants will gather at Piazza della Repubblica from 12:00 before marching to Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano for a final rally. Several organizations, including the Vatican, support the action.
https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2022/10/italy-peace-activists-to-demonstrate-in-rome-nov-5
Language: English
11/2022

* The Climate Book, created by Greta Thunberg (Ed.)/
Greta Thunberg (Hrsg.): Das Klima Buch. Frankfurt/M.: S.Fischer Verlag.

A highly interesting book, edited by Greta Thunberg in cooperation with international climate scientists/ Ein hochinteressantes Buch, herausgegeben von Greta Thunberg in Zusammenarbeit mit internationalen Klimawissenschaftler_innen. 
Language/Sprache: English/ Deutsch

10/2022

* Interview with Clemens Ronnefeldt: "Violence destroys what it intends to protect"/ Interview mit Clemens Ronnefeldt: »Gewalt zerstört, was sie schützen möchte«
In:  https://www.publik-forum.de/Politik-Gesellschaft/gewalt-zerstoert-was-sie-schuetzen-moechte?Code=13251025tagdienst25 
Sprache: Deutsch
10/2022

* Russia and Ukraine - Lecture by Prof. Dr. Gabriele Krone-Schmalz  

(YouTube) 

/ Russland und die Ukraine - Vortrag auf Youtube von Prof. Dr. Gabriele Krone-Schmalz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkozj8FWI1w

Sprache: Deutsch
10/2022
Alternatively, criticism of Ms. Krone-Schmalz view of the historical development of the war in Ukraine/ Alternativ hierzu Kritik an Frau Krone-Schmalz Sichtweise der historischen Entwicklung des Kriegs in der Ukraine:

https://zeitschrift-osteuropa.de/blog/desinformation/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-de-DE, 23.11.2022, 3.12.2022. 
Sprache: Deutsch
12/2022

* Austria takes EU to European Court of Justice for classifying nuclear power and gas as climate-friendly. Österreich verklagt EU beim Europäischen Gerichtshof wegen Einstufung von Atomenergie und Gas als klimafreundlich.
 

https://www.fr.de/politik/oesterreich-verklagt-eu-wegen-einstufung-von-atomkraft-und-gas-als-klimafreundlich-91842792.html, 10.10.2022.

Sprache: Deutsch
10/2022

* COP27: Stop Excluding Military Pollution from Climate Agreements

"War and war preparations are major greenhouse gas emitters. All greenhouse gas emissions need to be included in mandatory greenhouse gas emission reduction standards. There must be no more exception for military pollution.

We ask COP27 to set strict greenhouse gas emissions limits that make no exception for militarism, include transparent reporting requirements and independent verification, and do not rely on schemes to “offset” emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from a country’s overseas military bases must be fully reported and charged to that country, not the country where the base is located."

Target: Participants in COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 6-18, 2022

Please sign:

https://worldbeyondwar.org/cop27/?link_id=1&can_id=1b688e39bfd91c49ede9ddc26e11d1fd&source=email-cop27-stop-excluding-military-pollution-from-climate-agreements&email_referrer=email_1691333&email_subject=cop27-stop-excluding-military-pollution-from-climate-agreements

Language: English
10/2022

* Prof. Dr. Herfried Münkler
Interessanter Vortrag mit historischem Hintergrundwissen zum Thema: "Ukraine, Krieg und neue Weltordnung": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh0v-n95BBA, 15.9.2022, 5.10.2022.
Sprache: Deutsch
10/2022

* Essen Peace Declaration
Only a policy of peace, cooperation and disarmament makes future possible:
"Goals necessary to reach are:
• Protection for all those who seek protection - without preferential treatment or
discrimination of certain groups of refugees!
• Replacement of the fossil and the nuclear industry and power production by
sustainable processes!
• Disarmament - also nuclear - instead of rearmament!
• Germany must sign the treaty banning nuclear weapons!
• Peace through the fulfilment of international law in a world peace-order,
which respects the security interests of every state
• Overcoming military rivalry in an international peace-order on the planet
earth, which is a common house, which does only have a socio-ecological
future if mankind cooperates globally!"
9/10/2022
Further information: https://essener-friedensforum.de/

German language:
Essener Friedenserklärung
Nur eine Politik des Friedens, der Kooperation und Abrüstung ermöglicht Zukunft - konkrete Forderungen:  
" • Schutz allen Schutzsuchenden ohne Bevorzugung und Benachteiligung bestimmter Flüchtlingsgruppen!
• Ersatz der fossilen und der nuklearen Industrie und Stromproduktion durch nachhaltige Prozesse!
• Abrüstung – auch nuklear – statt Aufrüstung!
• Unterschrift Deutschlands unter den Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag!
• Frieden durch die Einhaltung des Völkerrechts in einer Weltfriedensordnung, die die Sicherheitsinteressen eines jeden Staates berücksichtigt
• Überwindung der militärischen Rivalitäten in einer internationalen Friedensordnung des gemeinsamen Hauses Erde, dessen sozialökologische Zukunft die Menschheit nur sicherstellen kann, wenn sie global kooperiert!"
Die gesamte Erklärung findet sich unter:
https://essener-friedensforum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22-09-10Essener-friedensoekologische-Erklaerung-1.pdf,
vom 10.9.2022
9/2022

*  We The Peoples: Proposals for a more democratic UN

 Session at the virtual 2022 Global People's Assembly
 21 September 2022, 06:00 AM EDT
 "Join this online event that will introduce the We The Peoples campaign for inclusive global governance and its three proposals: a UN World Citizens’ Initiative, a UN Parliamentary Assembly and a UN Civil Society Envoy.
The event, organized by Democracy Without Borders in collaboration with the Coalition for the UN We Need and Democracy International, is an opportunity to discuss action in support of the campaign with a view of civil society, popular mobilization and members of parliament."
sse more:
https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/events/we-the-peoples-proposals-for-a-more-democratic-un
See also:
The Global People's Assembly
20th-22nd September 2022
https://gcap.global/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-Global-Peoples-Assembly-Programme-1.pdf
Language: English
9/2022

* Please sign:
Ban all military attacks on nuclear plants
"As global citizens horrified at the prospect of a nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine, we urge you to use the Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty to call for a ban on all fighting near any nuclear reactor, demilitarizing them, and creating a ‘safe zone’ of at least 30km. We also call on you to demand that Russia grant immediate access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine for independent inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency."
Go to:
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/un_ban_attacks_loc/
Language: English
9/2022

* Save the Date:
The next Global Climate Strike will take place on 9/23/2022!
Fridays For Future:  

"WHAT WE MUST DO

Colonizers and capitalists are at the core of every system of oppression that has caused the climate crisis, and decolonization, using the tool of climate reparations, is the best kind of climate action.

The richest capitalist 1%,must be held responsible for their actions and willful ignorance. Their profit is our death. Their profit is our suffering.

Together with different sectors of society across the world, led by the most marginalized, let’s bring back the power to the people whose power has been stolen. Together, let’s build a system and home where we prioritize #PeopleNotProfit."
https://fridaysforfuture.org/september23/
Language: English
8/2022

* Internationale Ärzt*innen für die Verhütung des Atomkriegs (IPPNW): Verschiedene internationale Friedenspläne für die Beendigung des Kriegs in der Ukraine. Eine Übersicht, Juli 2022. In: https://www.ippnw.de/commonFiles/pdfs/Frieden/Waffenstillstand_und_Frieden_Ukrainekonflikt.pdf,
Sprache: Deutsch
8/2022

* Kassel Institute for Sustainability:

Conference, 2022 Septem­ber 14th – 16th

"The first conference of the Kassel Institute for Sustainability will focus on the opportunities, problems and effects of the transformation in the sense of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their challenges for science.

Framed by keynotes on the key topics of nature, technology, culture and society, the conference offers lectures and discussions in a total of 25 different panels from the broad spectrum of issues surrounding the SDGs.

In the Open Space (Sustainability Research Café), the conference participants will discuss their proposals for research at the Kassel Institute."
https://www.uni-kassel.de/forschung/en/kassel-institute-for-sustainability/challenges-of-sustainability-research
Language: English
7/2012

* Price for a peace plan
The Peace Forum Essen announces a prize for the most appropriate peace plan in relation to the war in Ukraine. The plan is listed with 5000€ and should consider the interests of both Ukraine and Russia.
https://www.peace-contracts.com/%C3%BCber-uns
Languages: German, English, Ukrainian, Russian
6/2012

* 2022 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
 from September 21 to 25, 2022,
Lucerne, Switzerland.
"After 14 years, the Global Forum returns to the country where it all began in 2008 with the Aarau Forum. Coming out of a devastating public health crisis and moving closer and closer to an irreversible climate disaster, we will have much to discuss. We will look both backwards to the long Swiss tradition of direct democracy and forwards to innovations that combine tools of direct and participatory democracy, to ways to use direct democracy to protect our planet from climate change, and to best practices for youth democracy."
See more: https://www.democracy.community/global-forum/2022-global-forum-modern-direct-democracy
Language: English
6/2022

* Democracy’s Clear and Present Danger: How Do We Respond?

"The 26th annual Forum 2000 Conference, titled “Democracy’s Clear and Present Danger: How Do We Respond?”, will be held in Prague on August 31- September 2, 2022.

At a time when the people of Ukraine are bravely defending their country against Vladimir Putin’s aggression, the conference will feature a special “Forum for Ukraine” where participants will address the post-war future of Ukraine at the heart of the European and global democratic community. The conference sessions will also discuss the global resurgence of authoritarianism, search for ways how democratic alliances can be constructed, as well as look for new ideas on how to make democracy more resilient in the current challenging environment.

How can democracies respond to the clear and present danger that the current developments represent? Join us in search of answers to this critical question." 
See: https://www.forum2000.cz/en/projects/democracys-clear-and-present-danger-how-do-we-respond
Language: English
6/2022

* UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: First Meeting of States Parties 

"The first Meeting of States Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will take place at the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria from 21 to 23 June 2022.   

The President-designate of the meeting is Austria's Alexander Kmentt.

At this inaugural meeting, States parties to the TPNW will gather to commit to concrete actions to implement obligations under the Treaty, including on providing assistance to victims of nuclear weapon use and testing, beginning to remediate contaminated environments (Article 6) and universalising the treaty (Article 12). It will also be an opportunity for States to discuss some of the treaty’s technical details, like setting a deadline for the elimination of nuclear weapons for nuclear-armed states that join (Article 4).

Other states not parties to the Treaty, as well as relevant UN agencies, other international organizations or institutions, regional organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and non-governmental organizations, are invited to attend the Meeting as observers." 
English Language: https://www.icanw.org/tpnw_first_meeting_of_states_parties
German Language: https://www.icanw.de/termine/erste-konferenz-zum-atomwaffenverbotsvertrag/
5/2022

*  Charter of the Climate Journalism Network:

"The climate crisis already touches all areas of our lives — and thus all areas of journalism. Climate journalism explains the crisis and shows causes, consequences and solutions.

The climate crisis is not one topic but — like democracy and human rights — is one dimension of every topic. Climate journalism is therefore not limited to individual events and cannot take place solely within narrow departmental and jurisdictional boundaries.

Climate journalism draws on the findings of social and natural sciences in an interdisciplinary manner, keeps an eye on other ecological crises such as species extinction, and is guided by the best research. In light of the urgency of the crisis, climate journalism constructively points out solutions and critically evaluates them to foster informed democratic discourse. (...)
English language: https://klimajournalismus.de/charta-en/
German language: https://klimajournalismus.de/charta/

5/2022

* World Meteorological Organization (WMO) -
WMO update: 50:50 chance of global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5°C threshold in next five years
 "There is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years – and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

There is a 93% likelihood of at least one year between 2022-2026 becoming the warmest on record and dislodging 2016 from the top ranking. The chance of the five-year average for 2022-2026 being higher than the last five years (2017-2021) is also 93%, according to the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, produced by the United Kingdom’s Met Office, the WMO lead centre for such predictions." In:
https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-update-5050-chance-of-global-temperature-temporarily-reaching-15%C2%B0c-threshold

5/2022

(Language: English) 

* SIPRI:
World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for first time 

Total global military expenditure increased by 0.7 per cent in real terms in 2021, to reach $2113 billion. The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent of expenditure, according to new data on global military spending published today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). In:
https://sipri.org/media/press-release/2022/world-military-expenditure-passes-2-trillion-first-time
4/2022
(Language: English)

* Very interesting interview mit Noam Chomsky about the war in Ucraine:
Noam Chomsky: US Military Escalation Against Russia Would Have No Victors. 
English language:  https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-us-military-escalation-against-russia-would-have-no-victors/ 
German language:  https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Emotionen-helfen-uns-in-der-Ukraine-Krise-nicht-weiter-6669066.html 
4/2022

* IPPC:
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.
"The Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report assesses the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change."
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-working-group-ii/
3/2022
(Language: English)

* "No, I will not give my sons!"
Heart touching anti-war song
by Reinhard Mey and friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q-Ga3myTP4
(Language: German/ English)

* The International Court of Justice
has ordered Russia to immediately end military violence in Ukraine. The United Nations' highest court thus upheld a lawsuit filed by Ukraine against Russia.
see more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6XsgsAH0DA, 3/16/2022
(Language: English)
3/2022

* Putin's war, Russia's crisis

Very interesting article by Andreas Zumach in Le Monde diplomatique in the 10.3.2022 issue: 
""There is no doubt about victims and perpetrators. In the case of Russia's war of aggression against sovereign Ukraine, international law is clear. Whether Putin will end up before an international criminal tribunal is not known. But politically, he will hardly be able to survive his Pyrrhic war with Great Russian objectives."

"Über Opfer und Täter gibt es keine Zweifel. Im Fall des russischen Angriffskriegs gegen die souveräne Ukraine ist das Völkerrecht eindeutig. Ob Putin vor einem internationalen Straftribunal landen wird, weiß man nicht. Aber politisch wird er seinen Pyrrhus-Krieg mit großrussischen Zielen kaum überleben können."

complete text in: https://monde-diplomatique.de/artikel/!5830499, 10.3.2022

(German language)
3/2022

* The UN General Assembly
condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine by a large majority of 141 votes (with 45 abstentions and 5 votes against).The adoption of the resolution has 'only' a symbolic significance. But it reflects the global state of mind regarding the war in Ukraine. Cf. https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-03/un-vollversammlung-verurteilt-russischen-einmarsch-mit-grosser-mehrheit, 3/2/2022.
3/2022

*  Russia blocks Security Council action on Ukraine 

Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that would have demanded that Moscow immediately stop its aggression against Ukraine and withdraw all troops, ...
see more: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112802,
25. February 2022.
(English language)
2/2022

*  Secretary-General’s remarks at press encounter following the Security Council meeting on Ukraine: 

"I must say, President Putin: In the name of humanity bring your troops back to Russia. In the name of humanity do not allow to start in Europe what could be the worst war since the beginning of the century, with consequences not only devastating for Ukraine, not only tragic for the Russian Federation (...)"
https://www.un.org/sg/en/node/262040, 23 February 2022.
(English Language)
2/2022

* Erklärung der Sprecher*innen der Kooperation für den Frieden

vom 23.02.2022

"In den letzten Tagen erleben wir eine atemberaubende Eskalationsdynamik. Wir sind erschüttert, sehen zu müssen, wie alle Seiten - zuletzt in massiver Art und Weise Russland - an der Eskalationsschraube drehen. Es ist entmutigend, wie alle Lösungen, die auf dem Tisch liegen, und die Erkenntnisse von Friedensforschung und Friedensarbeit ignoriert werden. Gerade erst ist der Afghanistankrieg zu Ende gegangen und ist doch für die Menschen in Afghanistan und für alle Soldat*innen, Kämpfer*innen, Angehörigen noch lange nicht zu Ende. Schon wird das Risiko eines weiteren Krieges fahrlässig in Kauf genommen. Was auch immer die Vorgeschichte aktueller Grenzen ist: eine Verschiebung löst die Probleme nicht, sondern verschärft sie. Aktuell besteht die Gefahr eines Krieges bis hin zu einem Krieg zwischen Atomwaffenstaaten. Wir wollen keine Verschiebung von Grenzen, sondern Schritte hin zu offenen Grenzen, keine nationale oder nationalistische Vereinheitlichung, sondern konföderative Vielfalt. Wir wollen keine militärische Durchsetzung von Interessen, sondern das Ringen um allseits akzeptable Lösungen und das Festhalten an Völkerrecht und Verträgen. Die Sicherheitsinteressen aller Parteien müssen gesehen und berücksichtigt werden. Dazu brauchen wir Dialog, Kooperation und eine Politik der gemeinsamen Sicherheit.  Dagegen müssen die Interessen von Rüstungsindustrie, die Legitimationen für militärische Aufrüstung, die innenpolitischen Interessen und das Ringen um weltpolitischen Einfluss hinter dem Interesse der Menschheit an Frieden und einem menschenwürdigen Überleben auf diesem Planeten zurücktreten. Wir wollen den strikten Vorrang von Menschenrechten, allen voran des Rechts auf körperliche Unversehrtheit, das in jedem Krieg massiv verletzt wird. Das Völkerrecht und seine Institutionen wie UN und OSZE müssen gestärkt werden. Wir appellieren an die deutsche Bundesregierung, daran festzuhalten, dass in Krisengebiete keine Waffen geliefert werden. Sie muss ernsthafte diplomatische Lösungen betreiben, denn Krieg ist keine Alternative. Wir appellieren an die Menschen in Deutschland, aus Solidarität mit allen Menschen, die von Kampfhandlungen betroffen sind, sich öffentlich gegen Eskalation und für Diplomatie auszusprechen."
In: http://www.koop-frieden.de/ 

(2/2022)

* AUKUS for War or Australians for Peace.
By dismissing out of date military alliances, Australians could contribute to their own security by promoting policies to achieve peace with justice. That creative, humanitarian goal would engender hope, foster mental and physical health, and become the means of ensuring survival and justice.
We call on all people to reject AUKUS and on the Australian government to cancel the agreement.
We need passion for peace, not preparations for war.
Please sign:

https://openletter.earth/aukus-for-war-or-australians-for-peace-e21f6607

(English language)
2/2022

* SIPRI: 9th Stockholm Forum on Peace and  Development, 23.-25.May 2022
The ninth annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development will convene in a hybrid format on 23–25 May 2022. This year’s Forum will explore solutions and ways to address human security challenges in the light of environmental degradation and climate change:
https://www.sipri.org/events/2022/2022-stockholm-forum-peace-and-development

(English language)

1/2022

*  Fridays for Future

International climate strike on 3/25/2022 

‚Take action: Find a strike in your area or organize one and use the profile picture frame on social media to spread the word!“ 

https://fridaysforfuture.org/march25/ 

(English language) 

In deutscher Sprache siehe auch 

https://www.klima-streik.org/ 

2/2022 

* Europe Calling e.V.
"Europe Calling is probably the largest policy webinar format in Europe. Since 2017, up to 6,000 people have regularly participated online, engaging directly with policymakers, leading academics, stakeholders, and civil society representatives.
The webinar series was launched by Sven Giegold during his time as an MEP for Bündnis90/Die Grünen. His new role as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics does not allow him to continue the series. That's why we are founding Europe Calling e.V. - and need your support: Become a founding sponsor now!"
https://europe-calling.de/was-ist-europe-calling/ 
(German language)
1/2022

* Nobel laureates Peace Appeal
"Reduce military spending by 2% in all countries. Save 1 trillion USD over 5 years to fight planetary emergencies."
sign:  https://peace-dividend.org/
(English language)
12/2021

*  Reference to an important détente initiative in Europe:
The attention-getting appeal of ex-generals and ambassadors on the Ukraine conflict 

https://ostexperte.de/raus-aus-der-eskalationsspirale/

(German language)
12/2021

* 5th edition EUROPEAN FORUM 2021

15-25 NOVEMBER ONLINE
26-27 NOVEMBER in BRUSSELS
 "The European Forum 2021 is a unique space where the left, greens and progressives can come together and share their struggles. We want to formulate — and fight for — alternative, fairer and greener solutions to the crises facing Europe.

This year's Forum will be held in Brussels and online between 15th and 27th November. Join us! "
https://europeanforum.eu/
(Several Languages)
11/2021

* 28. 'Friedensratschlag':
On Dec. 4, 2021, the 28th Peace Council will take place in Kassel as a hybrid event:
"Widerstand gegen Aufrüstung und Krieg - Aufbruch für Abrüstung und Frieden" ('Resistance against armament and war - Starting  for disarmament and peace').  
It is possible to register on the homepage either for the face-to-face event or for digital participation: 
https://www.friedensratschlag-digital.de/ 

(Language: German)
11/2021

* Action Conference "disarm instead of rearm"
Face-to-face and online event. Action Conference "disarm instead of rearm"
on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at the Frankfurt Trade Union House.
Program and Registration: frieden-und-zukunft@t-online.de
(Language: German)
11/2021

* Peace helps the climate.
On the occasion of the "International Day for the Prevention of the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict" of the United Nations on 6.11.2021, the 'Civil Peace Service' has just published my article 'Military and War as Climate Killers' freely viewable online:
https://www.ziviler-friedensdienst.org/de/umwelt-militaer-und-krieg
(German language)
11/2021

* Future Combat Air System
- The largest armament project in Europe.
10/27/2021, 7 p.m.
Online discussion "Future Combat Air System - Europe's largest armament project", introduction: Jürgen Wagner (IMI Tübingen), via online-tool Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/526339150,
Naturfreunde [as part of the series "Frieden konkret"]
Contact: Naturefriends Germany, Berlin, hiksch@naturfreunde.de
(German language)
10/2021

* A new Climate Change Conference
The 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP-26) will take place from October 31 - November 12, 2021 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, UK. At this conference, the global public must demand that the necessary improvements be made to the Paris Climate Agreement on the way to achieving the 1.5 degree target. (According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the path taken so far will lead to global warming of around 3 degrees by the end of the 21st century.)
https://ukcop26.org/
(English Language)
9/2021

* Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
"We, the undersigned, call on governments around the world to adopt and implement a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, as a matter of urgency, to protect the lives and livelihoods of present and future generations through a global, equitable phase out of fossil fuels in line with the scientific consensus to not exceed 1.5ºC of warming."
https://fossilfueltreaty.org/open-letter?fbclid=IwAR2YQxv3decOJ7xZlfd_NyjlNArP4rfhzuDvw_2teLX4CQ8JZxmDUsmhtwQ
"Dalai Lama and 100 other Nobel Prize laureates have signed our open letter calling on world leaders to end the expansion of coal, oil and gas."

https://fossilfueltreaty.org/ 
(English language)
9/2021

* KonTra IAA
Congress for Transformative Mobility
September 9-10, 2021 / Munich
For the International Motor Show IAA 2021, we are organizing the alternative summit "KonTra IAA - Congress for Transformative Mobility" on September 9 and 10 in Munich. The congress sees itself as part of the counter-activities to the IAA. With KonTra IAA, we are advancing the necessary substantive debate on the goals, content and implementation options of a climate-friendly mobility transition. In 7 panels/forums and 29 workshops, the focus is on new mobility concepts, the conversion of the automotive industry and implementation strategies. Kontra IAA will take place as a hybrid event at 'Feierwerk' and 'EineWeltHaus', with the opening and the panels and forums live-streamed at 4futu.re/kontra-iaa.
Supporters: Among others attac and BUND.
Concept and programm:
https://kontra-iaa.org/
(German language)
9/2021

* IPPC
The latest analysis (Summary for Policymakers) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) on climate trends can be read at:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf 
(English Language)
 8/2021 

* Bike for Peace and New Energies 2021
There will be a peace bike ride from 9/5 to 9/26/2021. Stopping points: Verdun - Luxemburg - Ramstein - Büchel - Hambacher Forest - Aachen -  Köln - Volkel - Kleine Brogel (distance about 1000 Km)
https://www.bikeforpeace.net/index.php/friedensradfahrt-2021/1327-friedensradfaht-2021-verdun-ramstein-buechel-hambacher-wald-volkel-keine-brogel
(German language)
 7/2021 

* Stop Ecocide!
International Petition: Support making ecocide an international crime:

We call on all governments to declare support for making ecocide an international crime, in the knowledge that many countries must stand together to put this law in place for the long-term protection of all life on Earth. 
https://www.stopecocide.earth/become

(several languages)
5/2021 

* NGO 'Democray Without Borders'
https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/
On this Website you can find the initiative
'We the peoples - for inclusive global governance':
The biggest challenges facing humanity such as pandemics, the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, violent conflict, forced displacement, discrimination and inequality are global and cross-cutting in nature. With each passing day, they become more pressing. International collaboration and global governance need to improve significantly and become more accountable to those affected most: the world’s citizens.

On the occasion of the UN’s 75th anniversary, heads of state and government committed to making global governance more inclusive. The UN Secretary-General promised to promote a new model based on full, inclusive and equal participation in global institutions. We agree. It is time to give people a stronger voice in global affairs and at the UN.

We call on the UN and member states to implement three specific institutional changes to strengthen the inclusive and democratic character of the UN: 
-  A World Citizens' Initiative
-  A UN Parliamentary Assembly
-  A UN Civil Society Envoy
(English language)
4/2021 

* 'Rethinking Security' 

Konferenz der Initiative 'Sicherheit neu denken' vom 22.-24.9.2021 in Bad Herrenalb:
Weltinnenpolitik und Internationale Polizei.
Von militärischer zu ziviler und polizeilicher Sicherheitspolitik.
(Sprache: Deutsch)
Contact: https://www.sicherheitneudenken.de/

Conference of the initiative 'Rethinking Security' from 22-24.9.2021 in Bad Herrenalb:
World Domestic Policy and International Police.
From Military to Civilian and Police Security Policy.
(German Language)
 Kontakt: https://www.sicherheitneudenken.de/
4/2021
(German language)

* Ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court: Future generations not taken into account.
29.4.21
Climate activists, among others from Fridays for Future, achieved success with their complaint to the Constitutional Court. They criticized that the climate protection plans were not decisive enough and postponed the tougher climate protection measures until after 2030.
The Karlsruhe judges inter alia with reference to Article 20a of the German constitution on the obligation of the state to protect the natural foundations of life and to reduce CO2 emissions earlier and also in a longer-term phased plan: "Virtually every freedom is potentially affected by these future emission reduction obligations, because almost all areas of human life are still associated with the emission of greenhouse gases and thus threatened by drastic restrictions after 2030."
Activist Line Niedeggen explains, "The Federal Constitutional Court confirms with the climate lawsuit what natural science has shown for years: Postponement and insufficient climate targets endanger not only nature, but our right to life and the right to a future".
(read more: https://www.zeit.de/news/2021-04/29/klimagesetz-gericht-entscheidet-ueber-verfassungsbeschwerden)
4/2021
(German language)
 
* IPB World Peace Congress 2021
 15 October @ 5:00 pm - 17 October @ 5:00 pm 
"The international peace movement is gathering in Barcelona in October! Join us!!

The Second IPB World Congress aims to build on the foundation established during our gathering in Berlin in 2016 by
bringing together vast swathes of civil society groups to cooperate on identifying strategies and solutions to the challenges of our times. With the support of local, national, regional, and international organizations and individuals working for peace, disarmament, climate justice, human rights, and more, the congress will offer something for everyone and inspiration for us all as we strive for a better future after the Coronavirus pandemic. 

(...)
We have a planetary crisis: a world in which confrontational policies have replaced international cooperation on issues ranging from arms control and common security to the climate emergency, threats to democratic institutions, and health crises – most notably the Covid-19 pandemic. Only by coming together can we address these interlinked and overlapping problems that threaten us all; therefore, our gathering aims not only to bring these groups together, but to envision shared policy solutions that can serve as a call to action for social movements and decision makers at the global, regional, national, and local levels.

At the center of these policy proposals comes the idea of ‘building back better for peace’. The Covid-19 crisis has made clearer than ever the costs of returning to the status quo and the necessity to create a better system – one that promotes equality, addresses the existential threat of climate change, and understands the need for true security, not the faux security of yearly increases in military spending at the cost of social services. We firmly believe that the only way to truly do so is to put peace at the center of the ‘new normal’. "
(read more: https://demilitarize.org/agenda/2nd-ipb-world-peace-congress/)
(English language)

* A new OSZE summit in 2025!
 26.4.21 

Dear friends of peace in the Nordic and all Baltic Sea countries
In 2025, it will be 50 years since the CSCE/OSCE Final Act was signed in Helsinki. 

For this reason, the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, has proposed to hold a new summit of major powers in the spirit of the CSCE. The President believes that a new summit could calm the growing tensions between the major powers. 

Niinistö believes that in this situation Finland could have the capacity to act as a mediator because the country has a direct discussion relationship with all major powers. 

The Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has expressed support for the proposal. 

In January 2021, Sweden took over the chairmanship of the OSCE. Foreign Minister Ann Linde then stated that Sweden will during the year work to strengthen the organization's important role in contributing to security in the region. 

We have compiled a letter in support of the holding of a new summit. (See below or attachment) 

We will send it out to the governments and parliaments of Finland, Sweden, all other countries in the Baltic Sea region and to the media. The letter will also be sent to the leaders of the major powers and the OSCE. 

If the summit project progresses, we hope to be able to organize some kind of shadow event for non-governmental organizations. 

We sincerely hope that your organization will sign the letter of support before 25.5.2021 by notifying Ulla Klötzer (ullaklotzer(at)yahoo.com) 

- Name of the organization 

- Contact person: name and email 

We also hope that you via your networks will forward the invitation to sign the letter. 

Hoping for your support for the project, 

Lea Launokari, Women for Peace – Finland (lea.launokari(at)nettilinja.fi) 

Ulla Klötzer, Women Against Nuclear Power – Finland (ullaklotzer(at)yahoo.com) 

Susanne Gerstenberg, Women for Peace – Sweden (susanne.gerstenberg(at)telia.com) 

Jan Strömdahl, The Peoples' Movement Against Nuclear Power And Weapons – Sweden (jfstromdahl(at)gmail.com) 

Oleg Bodrov, Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland – Russia (bodrov(at)greenworld.org.ru) 

(You can get the letter in support of the holding of a new OSZE summit from the people above.)

* Astronomers for Planet Earth
Open letter to astronomy departments, institutions and societies: Adopt sustainably as a primary goal.
More than 2700 astronomers from 73 countries signed.
(read more:  https://astronomersforplanet.earth/open-letter)
(English language)

* Speech at the 'Easter March 2021' in Kassel
Klaus Moegling: Environment, military and war.
3.4.21

https://www.friedenskooperative.de/ostermarsch-2021/reden/klaus-moegling-kassel 
(German language)

*  A Ministry for Peace and Sustainable Development

A new important initiative is the suggestion for the establishment of a ‚Finnish Ministry of Peace and Sustainable Development‘ presented by the Finnish 'Women for Peace' in March 2021 on the occasion of the International Women's Day. This initiative, supported by some Finnish NGOs, criticizes the waste and misinvestment of societal resources for armament and war. The initiating women call for the establishment of a Finnish ministry that will ensure that  a considerable part of  the money spent so far on the military is spent on peace, poverty reduction and hunger eradication, and ecological development aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They also call on other countries to establish such ministries to work for a more peaceful, just and environmentally sustainable world. 
 (Cf. Klötzer, Ulla/ Launokari, Lea (2021): Ministry for Peace and Sustainable Development. (Women for Peace – Finland). http://www.naisetrauhanpuolesta.org/ministry-for-peace-and-sustainable-development/, 3/ 2021, 28.3.21)

(English language) 

*   UN's treaty banning nuclear weapons 

According to a study by Greenpeace, more than 80% of Germans want to see no more nuclear bombs stored in Germany and for the German government to sign the UN's treaty banning nuclear weapons:

https://www.greenpeace.de/sites/www.greenpeace.de/files/publications/umfrage_atomwaffen_gp_2021.pdf 
(German language)

*  Initiative against the militarization of the baltic sea
http://www.naisetrauhanpuolesta.org/vuoden-2018-jutut/
(several languages)
or
https://www.naisetrauhanpuolesta.org/liike/aufruf-fur-die-ostseeein-meer-des-friedens/
(German language)

* Open letter to world leaders:
Face the climate emergency!

February 2021
"You must stop pretending that we can solve the climate- and the  ecological crisis without treating it as a crisis."
Please read and sign the letter:
https://climateemergencyeu.org/?fbclid=IwAR01y1QNTpkLbK-OSRYXRnXGA6ZxSKVdyvmSE1Xs-FUi1-ZpDWsWpuHdPuQ
 Initial signatories:
Luisa Neubauer
Greta Thunberg
Anuna de Wever van der Heyden
Adélaide Charlier
(English language)

* Finnish website against nuclear power, military rearmament and climate destruction
https://www.naisetrauhanpuolesta.org/category/kannanotot-mielipiteet-ja-julkilausumat/page/2/
(Finnish, English language) 

Topicalities

The manuscript of my book 'Realignment. A peaceful and sustainably developed world is (still) possible' is now translated into English.You can find the full manuscript of about 420 pages on this website under 'international edition' (open access). I would be pleased to receive comments and opinions and will try to respond to all letters (languages: English or German). This can refer to the whole manuscript or to single chapters. Furthermore, the manuscript is very suitable for reading and discussing individual chapters in political science university seminars or in political science classes of older grades.
Please send comments to the author to:
klaus (at) moegling.de