World Citizen Diplomacy: Appeals and Analysis.

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.

World Refugee Day.

June 20 is the United Nations (UN)-designated World Refugee Day;  marking the signing in 1951 of the Convention on Refugees. The condition of refugees and migrants has become a “hot”…

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