People who develop the habit of thinking of themselves as world citizens are fulfilling the first requirements of sanity in our times.
In this period of world transformations, independent voices are needed, to warn, to highlight the need for cooperative action and to propose measures for the peaceful resolution of disputes. On behalf of world citizens, the Association of World Citizens, which has consultative status with the United Nations, issues Appeals for UN action and measures to be taken by individual governments, multilateral institutions and non-governmental organizations. These World Citizen Diplomacy Appeals aim to reduce violence, protect human rights, and to create bridges between cultures.
Myanmar: Fair Elections But Challenges Ahead.
By Rene Wadlow. The 8 November 2020 elections; for the two houses of the Myanmar Parliament were carried out with little violence. The National League for Democracy (NLD); headed by…
Virtual Education. The Path to the Democratization of Education.
Without a doubt; we are living the most interesting moments of our lives. We are human beings with a global vision of the world; and we are concerned about events…
Storm clouds gather over Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 2019. The Armed Conflict. The armed conflict; which began on 4 November 2020 between the central government of…
Ceasefire in Libya: A Gift for U.N. Day?
(Geneva). On Friday 23 October 2020; Stephanie Williams; the U.N. acting Special Envoy for Libya said that the representatives of the parties in Geneva had agreed to a ceasefire starting…
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Phantom Republic Takes Center Stage
From bitter searching of the heartQuickened with passion and with painWe rise to play a greater part.This is the faith from which we startMen shall know commonwealth againFrom bitter searching…
Strategic Nonviolent Struggle Spreads
By Rene Wadlow. “In the face of felt oppression; strategic nonviolent struggle can become a viable alternative both to violence and also to passive submission. You have to learn as…
Reignited Armed Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan: Could Violence Spread?.
On 27 September 2020; military forces from Azerbaijan moved into six villages held by Armenian forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh area. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pachinian in a television…
Mali: More Instability in an Unstable Region.
The 18 August 2020 coup by Malian military leaders brought an end to the unstable government of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita; widely known by his initials IBK. He had come to…
South China Sea Delimitation Disputes: Good Faith Negotiations Needed.
By Rene Wadlow. There are several maritime delimitation disputes; that are currently dangerous and require good-faith negotiations to prevent increased tensions. World Citizens had played an important role in the…
Religious Liberty: Continuing Efforts by NGOs Needed.
by Rene Wadlow. 22 August has been set by the United Nations General Assembly as the “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief”….