To defend and promote the right of peoples and individuals to peace actually means creating the conditions necessary and essential to the development and recognition of fundamental human rights for all. Who lives in a state of stable and lasting peace is likely to take for granted the existence and the respect of all the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights which have become fundamental human rights such as: the right to life, liberty and to personal safety, physical and mental health, education, religious freedom.
The right to peace has a solid foundation in the Charter of United Nations (1945), whose main purpose is just the maintenance of peace and international security.
Nevertheless, the peace is still a privilege reserved only for certain areas of our planet.
Pope John XXIII in April 1963, a few months after his ascension to heaven, he wanted to publish the encyclical "Pacem in Terris" in which he addressed to "all men of good will" and spoke of "Peace among all people, in Truth, Justice, Love and Freedom. "
In this perspective, the Pope John XXIII Community promotes and supports the recognition of the Right to Peace proposed by the civil society with the Declaration of Santiago and now reaffirmed in resolution 20/15 adopted by the Human Rights Council on July 5, 2012, voted despite the opposition ot the United States and the abstention of the European Union
The members of the Community Pope John XXIII firmly believe in the need to avoid any armed conflict and propose a non-violent way of life and conflict resolution.
The experience of dozens of young people involved in the International Civil Service and in the "Operation Dove", whose experience has also been taken at a side event during the 21st UN Human Rights Council by the title "International Solidarity: Nonviolent Peace Operators in zones of conflict", which shows has a way of peace and dialogue in conflict situations is becoming increasingly possible and necessary.
Links and external documents for further information:
- Link to the Ministry of Peace web page
- Ebook “Calling for Ministries of peace alla round the world”
- United Nations web page about the Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace of 1984
- Page of the United Nations Expert Workshop on the Right of Peoples to Peace
- 2010 Report of High Commissioner on the expert workshop on the right of peoples to peace
- 2012 Report of the Advisory Committe on the right of peoples to peace/downloads/files/ONU/Diritto%20alla%20Pace/Documenti/calling_for_minstries_of_peace.pdf
- Resolution n° 20/15 of 2012 of the Human Rights Council on the Right of Peoples to Peace
Documents
2019
- The current situation in Colombia after the peace agreement and the risks of the Human Rights Defenders - Oral and written statements presented by APG23 at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders during the 40th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, (25 February - 22 march 2019)
2018
- Right to Peace: calling for Ministries of Peace all around the Word - Written statement and Oral statement presented by Apg23 about the OHCHR Summary report on the Intersessional workshop on the right to peace (A/HRC/39/31) at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council (10 - 28 September 2018)
2017
- The nonviolent voice of Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon - Written statement presented by APG23 at the 34th Human Rights council regular session to bring the voice of the Syrian nonviolent civil society with whom the Nonviolent Peace Corps of APG23, Operazione Colomba operates in the north Lebanon.
2016
- Joint oral statement submitted by Apg23 and other NGO to welcome the initiative of the Permanent Mission of Cuba to present the text of the declaration on Right to Peace for adoption at this 32nd Human Rights Council regular session - June 2016
2015
- Joint Oral Statement about the Declaration on the right to peace submitted at the 30th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council - September 2015
- An appeal to declare the Right to Peace joint written statement and joint oral statement submitted by Apg23 and other NGO'sabout the work of the Open Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the right to peace at the 29th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council - June 2015
- A victims approach for the declaration on Right to Peace - Joint written statement presented by Apg23 and other NGO's about the Declaration of Right to Peace presented at the 28th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council - March 2015
2014
- The Declaration of the Right to Peace - Joint statement submitted at 27th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (Geneva, 8 - 26 September 2014) by Apg23 and other NGO's about the the report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Right to Peace
2013
- CSO MEETING - The Advisory Committee Declaration on The Right to Peace - 24 January 2013
2012
- The human right to peace, the international solidarity and the democratic and equitable international order - Written joint statement cosigned by Apg23 at the 21th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - 10 - 28 September 2012
- Right to Peace and Conscientious Objection - Oral Statement proposed by Apg23 at 20th Regular Session Human Rights Council - 18 June - 6 July 2012
- Amendments to the (second) draft declaration on the right to peace prepared by the Advisory Committee drafting group - Written joint statement cosigned by Apg23 19th Regular Session of Human Rights Council - Geneve, 27 February - 23 March 2012
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