Imagine Europe without the European Convention on Human Rights. No Court in Strasbourg to stand between individuals and states. No law to call out abuse, arbitrary detention, or the violation of dignity. No shield for the fragile threads that hold communities together.
Communities suffer, not only from the echoes of broken men’s rage, but from the too-few voices of healed men” — Krish
As a former Portuguese diplomat, who has long understood diplomacy as a humble service to dialogue and peace, I cannot but rejoice at the recent news of a long-awaited agreement in the blood-stained conflict in the Middle East, where so many innocent lives have been lost. Yet my experience has taught me that the path of peace is never linear, nor is it forged only at the negotiation table.
From roundtables on gender equality and scaling interreligious cooperation in support of the New Agenda for Peace to a renewed partnership with the University for Peace, KAICIID’s week-long engagement at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly affirmed its belief of the importance of multi-stakeholder cooperation.
