Science for Peace

Peace is not simply the absence of war. It depends on the ability of societies to confront disagreement without violence, protect human rights and dignity, and keep dialogue open when tensions rise.

Today, conflict, displacement, discrimination, hate speech, backsliding on rights and polarization are fracturing communities and eroding trust.

On this , UNESCO calls for greater investment in the institutions, skills and relationships that allow societies to address tensions before they turn into violence.

For more than 80 years, UNESCO has worked to build peace through education, culture, freedom of expression and dialogue.

Peace is never secured once and for all. It is built through institutions, relationships and daily choices.

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The Sustainable Development Goals are our blueprint for a better, more sustainable world. They are a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.

From ending hunger and ensuring quality education, to improving access to clean water and sanitation, these 17 global goals aim to transform our future.

As global temperatures reach record highs and extreme weather events affect people around the world, climate action cannot wait any longer.

From switching to renewable energy and reducing food waste to using public transport and saving energy at home, each of us can take action for a better future for all. http://un.org/actnow

📣📣 Thousands of people across Canada are calling on the federal government to honour its emissions targets and strengthen the policies that make them achievable.

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Tripling Canada’s investment in renewable and clean energy and building a broad electrical grid is a critical nation-building project and true leadership is overdue regarding the climate crisis, because

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International Day Against Nuclear Weapons More Than 2,000 Tests: Marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests

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Did you know that since 1945, more than 2000 nuclear tests have been conducted around the world? After decades of devastating humanitarian and environmental consequences, affected communities are still paying the price.

Today, on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, we honour the survivors and communities who have carried these consequences, and the decades of grassroots activism that helped create a strong global taboo against nuclear testing.

From Kazakhstan and the Marshall Islands to Australia, Algeria, French Polynesia and the USA, nuclear testing has left a devastating legacy of serious health issues, contamination and traumas, while very little to nothing has been done to compensate those affected communities still suffering the consequences.

Their stories are a call to action for all countries to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and to push for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) to enter into force without delay. These are critical steps to ensure meaningful assistance for survivors and environmental remediation to impacted communities.

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Nuclear testing harms the environment, undermines economic development, and has devastating effects on people’s lives and health. It is a relic of the past that has no place in the 21st century.

“Nuclear tests do not prove strength. They shatter trust, invite reciprocal tests, fuel a nuclear arms race and betray every community still living with the legacy of past nuclear tests,” said UN Secretary-General ‌António Guterres on Saturday's International Day against Nuclear Tests.

“The world must never witness another nuclear explosion.”