The first two days of the 2011 Development & Peace Youth Solidarity Trip were spent meeting with members of the Permanent Peace Movement and understanding the organization’s important work within the context of the current social, economic and political realities in Lebanon. The Permanent Peace Movement (PPM) is an independent Lebanese Non-Governmental Organization founded in 1986 at the height of the Lebanese civil war by a group of young university students unified by their common vision of the future a...

In the frame of the “Conflict Prevention and Peace Building” project in North of Lebanon, joint activities for Lebanese and Palestinian youth were planned to be implemented inside the UNRWA and Lebanese Public Schools and outside schools. From these joint activities, Summer Camps were planned for Lebanese and Palestinian Youth aged between 17 and 21 years old coming from different local NGOs, scouts, clubs , Northern areas and districts and from Nahr El-Bared and Beddawi Camps. Objectives of ...

“Remember – Forgive – Change” was the slogan of this year’s commemoration day of the civil war, an activity funded by zivik/ IFA Institute for Foreign Relations Germany.  On 13th April, around 600 students from 20 high schools had set up “check points” all over the country, distributing 4000 white roses and 15000 flyers, in order to commemorate the Lebanese civil war.Another 5000 flyers from the NGO WahdatounaHallasouna were also distributed by the students, who were wearing T-sh...

Given that Lebanese citizens have the right to live in peace and security, and since any recourse to violence instead of dialogue is a rejected option, dozens of Lebanese citizens gathered, in peaceful protests, in front of Beirut National Museum, Monday, January 24th 2011, upon the invitation of Permanent Peace Movement (PPM); They held white banners and candles, expressing in silence their anger, indignation and disappointment about the bitter situation Lebanon is going through. During the gathering, a word by PPM’s president Fady A...

A closing press conference was held today at Hotel Monroe- Ain Mrayse, for the Annual meeting of GPPAC, with cooperation of Permanent Peace Movement (PPM). The Chair of GPPAC, Emmanuel Bombande, started the conference with a speech, followed by Regional Initiator in Western Balkan, Ivana Gajovic and at last President of PPM, Fadi Abi Allam. Regional coordinator of GPPAC in Northeast Asia, Yoshioka Tatsuya, read a brief statement about the recent situation in Korea.After reading the statement and the recommendations, time was given for journalists’ questions. ...