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14.06.2024 Developing pathways to peace
A plea of the Executive Committee of Justice and Peace Europe for a just peace on the occasion of the high-level conference on peace in Ukraine on 15th and 16th June 2024 on the Bürgenstock. Read it here.
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31.05.2024 Solidarity and Support - Justice and Peace Europe met the Holy Land Justice and Peace Commission
On 21 May, Justice and Peace Europe organised an online meeting with eminent members of the Justice and Peace commission of the Holy Land. Representatives of more than twenty European Justice and Peace commissions took part in the event. Read here the Press release.
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17.05.2024 Support for Peace and Human Rights in Armenia and Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh
The Catholic Justice and Peace Europe network has requested lead candidates for the European elections to support a strong engagement of the European Union with Armenia and Armenian refugees and internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh over the next European political cycle. Read the Statement
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09.05.2024 A Call to Democracy: Uniting for Europe's Tomorrow
On the occasion of the 9th of May - Europe Day - and in view of the forthcoming European elections, the Executive Committee of Justice and Peace Europe publishes a Statement entitled: "A Call to Democracy: Uniting for Europe's Tomorrow". Click here to read it.
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15.02.2024 The presidency of Justice and Peace Europe on a solidarity visit to Ukraine
From 12 to 13 February, Maria Hammershoy and Archbishop Antoine Hérouard, the co-presidents of Justice and Peace Europe, visited Lviv in Ukraine. They were accompanied by Stefan Lunte, the secretary general of Justice and Peace Europe. Read here more about their solidarity visit.
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11.02.2024 Continued solidarity with the people of Ukraine
The Secretaries General of the European Justice and Peace Commissions met in Berlin between the 9th and 11th February, and they adopted the following Statement.
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22.01.2024 Webinar "Urgent Aid, Justice and Peace for Armenia and the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh"
A webinar with Armenian and international experts, on 30 January 2024 at 4pm CET. Click here for more info and registration
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18.12.2023 EVENT | "Artificial Intelligence and Peace"
Justice and Peace Europe will organise a Prayer and Breakfast event to present the World Peace Day Message 2024 of Pope Francis entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Peace". The event will take place in Brussels on Thursday 25 January 2024 at 8.00 a.m. Click here for more info and registration.
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09.12.2023 Humanity’s finest Consensus: 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 60th anniversary of Pacem in Terris
A Statement of the Executive Committee of Justice and Peace Europe on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 2023. On 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Seventy-five years later Justice and Peace Europe wishes to underline the enduring importance of this document. The Universal Declaration, together with the encyclical letter Pacem in Terris, published 60 years ago, inspires us in our mission to promote human rights. The lack of respect throughout the world for their contents is deeply worrying. Read the Statement here.
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14.11.2023 Justice and Peace Europe has a new co-presidency
The General Assembly of Justice and Peace Europe elected for the first time in its history a co-presidency on Monday, 13 November, in Malta. Archbishop Antoine Hérouard of Dijon and Maria Hammershoy from Copenhagen were elected for a period of three years by the approximately 50 delegates representing 20 European Justice and Peace commissions. Read the Press release
