The precursor to international peace summits in the US, Canada and the UK, this
summit featured international and Australian guest speakers from major political
parties and organisations. |
The purpose of the Summit was to strengthen and grow the
international movement for government departments of peace
and ministries for peace. Forty representatives from 12
countries came together for the two-day Summit, which was
preceded by two days of training on the latest concepts and
practices in peacebuilding and conflict transformation around
the world. |
Sixty people from 18 countries on five continents, came
together in Victoria, Canada, June 19-22, 2006, for the Second
People's Summit for Ministries and Departments of Peace. |
Government and civil society delegates attended the Summit from Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Italy,
Japan, Liberia, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, the Philippines, Romania, the Solomon
Islands, Spain, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Delegates from Cameroon, Congo, and
Sri Lanka were unable to attend due to logistical constraints. |
The Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace,
which the MFPA participates in, presented a program on June 25,
2006, to a standing-room-only crowd at the First World Peace
Forum in Vancouver, Canada. This program was open to the
public and included a panel, moderated by Marianne Williamson,
of government leaders from around the world discussing the
importance of and what it will take to establish ministries and
departments of peace. The panel was followed by five parallel
workshops on related topics. |
The Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace held
its Third Global Summit in Japan, September 21-October 3, 2007.
The Summit was attended by 50 people from 21 countries on six
continents (see photo) and included a six-day conference in
Kisarazu, which opened on the International Day of Peace, followed
by press conferences, public symposiums, and other public outreach
events in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Okinawa. |
The MFPA is hosting the fourth International Summit for Ministries and Departments
of Peace commencing 16 September to 26 September. |
