Two years since the brutal invasion of Ukraine, fighting has left trail of death and destruction among many of the frontline towns and cities from the use of explosive weapons. Beyond the direct deadly impact from the blast, their use comes with a lesser known toll that is affecting public health and the environment civilians depend on.
Today, 15 April 2024, we commemorate the start of the war in Sudan. As PAX, we express our solidarity with the Sudanese people who did not want this war and did not start it.
On the 19th of March, Berghof, SIHA, UPP, and PAX organized an official virtual parallel event as part of the 68th session of the Commission of the Status of Women. Three leading feminist peace activists and distinguished researchers from Syria, Sudan, and Iraq offered their insights on women’s inclusion in non-violent movements, the role of external actors in supporting women’s leadership and insider mediation in these settings.
PAX’s Sahel programme has been active in the region since 2021 under the Power of Voices programme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the event for Ukraine on 24 February 2024 on Dam Square, PAX director Rolien Sasse had been asked to give a speech. You can read it here.
UN Environmental Assembly will start on 26 February. It is essential that they won’t overlook the environmental footprint of armed conflict.
PAX, together with Oxfam Novib and The Rights Forum, filed summary proceedings against the Dutch state. On appeal, we won this case!
On the morning of 1 February 2024, trade union leaders and human rights defenders from the NGO PAX Colombia and the trade union organisation Sintramienergética received threats via text messages on their personal mobile phones.
International Court of Justice rules that genocide is imminent in Gaza and therefore measures are needed. PAX welcomes this ruling.
Together with international aid and human rights organizations, such as Oxfam and Amnesty International, we appeal to all UN member states to halt the crisis in Gaza and prevent further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian lives.
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