Blessed is he who visited this world in its fateful moments – Fyodor Tyutchev (1803-1873)
Modern world citizen action has been a response to important challenges faced by the world community. Individuals who saw the dangers of traditional ways of thinking have acted together to promote loyalty to the human family and negotiated responses to violent conflicts.
The Association of World Citizens in its current form as a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the UN was created in 1975 in San Francisco; during the 40th anniversary celebration of the drafting of the UN Charter. Thus; the Association of World Citizens builds upon the efforts of a long line of creative thinkers and active world citizens.
Horace Alexander: Unofficial Diplomacy and Mediation.
Featured Image: Photo by Mikael Kristenson on Unsplash. At this time of increased tensions and armed conflits in different parts of the world; it is useful to recall the positive…
World Day for Cultural Diversity, for Dialogue and Development.
Featured Image: These students together in a public school in the capital city of Nigeria celebrates World Day for cultural Diversity for dialogue and development on May 21st of each…
Kenneth Waltz: The Passing of the Second Generation of the Realists.
The death of Professor Kenneth Waltz; on 12 May 2013 in New York City; at the age of 88; marks the start of the passing of the second generation of…
Caresse Crosby: A World Citizen’s Passionate Years.
Featured Image: Caresse Crosby and her whippet, Clytoris (1922). By Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Caresse Crosby (20 April 1891 – 24 Jan. 1970); was one of…
Robert Muller: Crossing Frontiers for Reconciliation
The time has come for the implementation of a spiritual vision of the world’s affairs. The entire planet must elevate itself into the spiritual, cosmic throbbing of the universe… I…
Nikolai Kondratiev: The Long Economic Cycles.
Featured Image: Nikolai Dmitrievich Kondratiev (1892-1938) – Russian Economist. Nikolai Kondratiev (4 March 1892 – 17 September 1938). 17 September marks the execution of Nikolai Kondratiev (also written as Kondratieff)…
Salvador De Madariaga: Conscience of the League of Nations.
Featured Image: The Spanish writer Salvador de Madariaga and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina José María Cantilo talk during a session of the League of Nations (1936). By…
Jacques Maritain: World Citizen Philosopher.
Featured Image: Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and writer. By Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. By René Wadlow. Jacques Maritain (18 November 1882 -23 April 1973); was a…
Vaclav Havel: Resistance and Vision.
Vaclav Havel on Wenceslas Square on November 17, 2009. By Ben Skála, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons. “He rejects the ritual and breaks the rules of the game. …
Maria Montessori (1870-1952).
31 August is the birth anniversary of Maria Montessori, an Italian childhood educator and world citizen. Her approaches to early childhood education are used both in Montessori schools and also…