IAEWP Chronological Highlights as a
Global Peacemaker
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1967 - Dr.
Charles Mercieca, professor of philosophy and political science in Huntsville,
Alabama, discusses in several Latin American Universities ways to bring unity
between the people of North and South America.
1968 - Dr.
Charles Mercieca embarks on a world-wide lecturing tour across every continent
to explore the teachers' interest in the promotion of the international
understanding and world peace through education.
1969 - A
conference for world educators takes place in Huntsville, Alabama which is
followed by the official establishment of the International Association of
Educators for World Peace which becomes incorporated by the State of Alabama
shortly afterwards.
1969 - A Founding
Session takes place in Oslo, Norway, where the organization's charter and
bi-laws are ratified. The same year the US Department of Treasury rules that
the International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) "is tax
exempt for Federal income Tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue
Code."
1970 - An active year for Dr. Charles Mercieca et.al to promote IAEWP actively in the USA and intercontinental.
1971 - A European
convention takes place in London, England and specifies that the major goals
of IAEWP may be summarized as follows: 1) promotion of
international understanding and world peace through education; 2) protection
of the environment from any form of pollution; 3) safeguard
of human rights; 4) diffusion of world-wide disarmament;
5) development of human resources merely for positive and
constructive purposes.
1972 - Continental
Conventions take place in Chicago for North and South America, in Odense
for European countries, and in Bangkok for Asian nations, the proceedings of
which were printed in book-form and widely circulated.
1973 - A General
Chapter meeting takes place in Huntsville, Alabama in preparation for the IAEWP
First World Congress the following year on the topic: Peace Education
Studies.
1974 - The IAEWP
First World Congress takes place in Bucharest, Romania which is attended by
over 800 participants from around the world.
1975 - A Continental
Convention for the African nations takes place in Iperu Remo, Nigeria to
discuss the various problems facing Africa with a focus on world hunger and
housing facilities.
1976 - A Second
Continental Convention for the continent of Asia takes place in Sendai,
Japan the proceedings of which were printed. The focus is made on Education of
Minorities.
1977 - The
Association, in conjunction with NASA officials, celebrates in Huntsville,
Alabama the US the twentieth anniversary in peace space venture through
a national convention.
1978 - The IAEWP
Second World Congress takes place in Varanasi, India which brings over 500
participants from various continents.
1979 - The
Association participates in an international conference on World Government
in Colombo, Sri Lanka to explore ways of bringing about a permanent peace in
the world.
1980 - A
Continental Convention for Latin American nations took place in Bogota,
Colombia. During this same year the Association participates in a UN conference
in Caracas, Venezuela on Crime Prevention Strategies.
1981 - A
Continental Convention takes place in Accra, Ghana for the African nations,
which is attended mostly by western African countries to help solve the problem
of World Hunger.
1982 - The IAEWP
Third World Congress takes place in Washington DC which sets up Peace
Education Programs for insertion in school curricula at both the elementary
and secondary level on both the national and international scale.
1983 - A
Continental Convention takes place in Odense, Denmark the proceedings of which
are published and widely distributed in selected universities of various
continents. The focus is made on Varieties of Peace Education.
1984 - A
National Conference is organized in India which brings educators together from
al Indian States. The focus is made on Adequate Nourishment and Mental
Health.
1985 - A General
Chapter meeting takes place in Huntsville, Alabama to prepare for the IAEWP
Fourth World Congress the following year.
1986 - The IAEWP
Fourth World Congress takes place in Innsbruck, Austria with several
participants coming from Eastern European countries. The future collapse of the
communist system is foreseen coming through peaceful means.
1987 - National Conventions take place in several
countries like Nigeria, India, Romania, and the United States. The UN Secretary
General, on behalf of the UN General assembly designates the International
Association of Educators for World Peace as Peace Messenger of the World.
1988 -The
concept of Peace Education Pilot Schools Project, which initiated
successfully in Romania in the early seventies, is promoted by IAEWP members in
several countries.
1989 - Several
Chinese in the People's Republic of China become interested in the Association
and search for ways to promote prosperity in China through democratic
means. Discussions are held, in this regard, in Guangzhou, Hangzhou and
Beijing.
1990 - The IAEWP
Fifth World Congress takes place in Seoul, Korea in conjunction with the World
Fellowship of Buddhists' conference. A delegation is sent to Panama, El
Salvador and Guatemala to explore implementing the peace education pilot
schools project there.
1991 - High
officials of the government in El Salvador discuss with IAEWP officials the
implementation of the Peace Education Pilot Schools Project in
Central America.
1992 - The IAEWP
Sixth World Congress takes place in Malta, the country where US President
George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev discussed disarmament
and peace.
1993 - Dr.
Charles Mercieca, Executive Vice President, spends six months in Russia to
implement the Peace Education Pilot Schools Project in the foreseeable
future.
1994 - IAEWP
Seventh World Congress takes place in St. Petersburg, to help bring about
needed educational reforms in an effort to create a twenty first century
peaceful society.
1995 - Several
national conventions take place in various countries following the example of
India to improve and promote peace education projects and programs
everywhere.
1996 - IAEWP
Eight World Congress takes place in Split, Croatia to set groundwork for a
twenty first century society that may be characterized by peace, prosperity
and stability.
1997 - IAEWP
Eurasian Peace Conference takes place in Turkey to enable institutions
of learning at every level of education to use such institutions as instruments
to world peace.
1998 - IAEWP
Ninth World Congress takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil to provide guidelines to
the United Nations for the successful implementation of the United Nations
peaceful objectives on a global scale.
1999 – A National
Convention takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which brought several
participants from overseas for purpose of celebrating together the transition
from the 20th to the 21st century.
2000 – IAEWP
Tenth World Congress takes place in London, United Kingdom, which brought
several organizations together including the Women’s Organization of Germany.
The topic was centered on using schools for purpose of promoting peace around
the world.
2001 – IAEWP
Eleventh World Congress takes place in Verbania, Italy on the Lago Maggiore,
which discussed the importance of spirituality in the human life.
Participants represented of the all the major continents.
2002 – IAEWP
Twelfth World Congress takes place in Taipei, Taiwan in conjunction with the
Association of World Citizens to explore mutual cooperation at all levels of
society as to create a more stable world community.
2003 – IAEWP
Thirteenth World Congress takes place in Angeles, Philippines which was
attended by many university professors to discuss their mission in creating
global harmony for future generations.
2004 – IAEWP
Fourteenth World Congress takes place in Maputo, Mozambique which discussed the
various problems of Africa and the importance for all the nations there to
spend their money merely on the vital needs of the people.
2005 – IAEWP
Fifteenth World Congress takes place in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, which was
attended mostly by Africans to explore the feasibility of peace education
programs in the schools of Africa.
2006 – IAEWP
Sixteenth World Congress takes place in Gandhinagar, India which centered on world
peace through education, which was attended by several lawyers and law
enforcement agents in addition to a few judges.
2007 – IAEWP
Seventeenth World Congress takes place in Bangalore, India, which was
participated by a small group of intellectuals who discussed the importance of Business
Ethics in the promotion of global harmony and peace.
2008 – IAEWP
Eighteenth World Congress takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in conjunction with the International
Federation of Martial Arts Grandmaster for World Peace ( IFMAG ), the
brainchild of Steve Varatharajan, IAEWP
Director General to Malaysia. Participant from over 70 countries attended the 3 day event.
2009 – National
conferences took place in India, Nepal, France and a few other countries where
the main objectives of IAEWP were discussed for purpose of more
effective implementation.
2010 – Peace
Arts Exhibitions under the auspices of IAEWP take place in Seoul, S. Korea,
attended by peace aspirants interest in the promotion of world peace through
arts. The nineteenth world peace congress was cancelled due to threats of SARS virus epidemic.
2011 – IAEWP
Peace Progress Journal is published
by the Office of the Vice President for Global Affairs & Strategy, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. and circulated free of
charge to heads of governments, foreign embassies, the UN
Agencies and NGOs in 193 countries under the UN membership charter.
2011 - IAEWP -Project Ziarah Peace Carnival was held in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia with the Malaysian Chief of Armed Forces , General Zulkifli Bin Mohd Zin and Buddhist High Priest of Malaysia, Venerable Sri Dhammaratana as the luminaries. Over three day, an estimated 100,000 people took part in the festivities with 126 celebrities and VIPs across the political divide.
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2011 - IAEWP's visit to Nobel Peace Institute, Oslo, Norway. Vice President for Global Affairs & Strategy lead the Malaysian Team Ziarah for Peace to have an audience with Dr.Geir Lundestad, Executive Director and Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway.
2011 - IAEWP -Project Ziarah Peace Carnival was held in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia with the Malaysian Chief of Armed Forces , General Zulkifli Bin Mohd Zin and Buddhist High Priest of Malaysia, Venerable Sri Dhammaratana as the luminaries. Over three day, an estimated 100,000 people took part in the festivities with 126 celebrities and VIPs across the political divide.
2011 - IAEWP's visit to Nobel Peace Institute, Oslo, Norway. Vice President for Global Affairs & Strategy lead the Malaysian Team Ziarah for Peace to have an audience with Dr.Geir Lundestad, Executive Director and Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway.
2012 - Project Ziarah for Peace becomes the
new millennium peace project endorsed by IAEWP to be implemented on a
world-wide scale as a practical tool to enable all peace aspirants to become
more fully and actively engaged as
global peace makers.
On a global scale, IAEWP looks forward to Dr. Charles Mercieca
continued leadership and blessings at IAEWP in chartering newer framework for the art of peaceful living
that would make peace real in our personal lives.
The broadband expressway to peace is through
education. Welcome to the future, our future. Let us continue celebrating peace
in 2013 and beyond with vigour, enchantment and wisdom for the better future of our world.
2012 - The IAEWP South Asian Chapter organizes the South Asian Peace Conference at New Delhi in association with the Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh (India) with the theme “Peace Psychology”.
2013 - Project Peace by Ziarah in Malaysia with IAEWP collaboration was launched where a team was sent to meet up celebrities and VIPs to promote peace awareness programs in Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.
2013 - The IAEWP South Asian Chapter circulates the Kathmandu Declaration based on the Resolutions taken in the South Asian Conference on Peace Science held at Kathmandu in association with Lama Gangchen International Foundation, New Delhi., India.
2014 - The IAEWP South Asian Chapter organized the South Asian Spiritual and Value Education Meet at New Delhi in association with the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE), New Delhi by inviting Ambassadors and High Commissioners of different countries posted at New Delhi.
2014- The Third African Alliance for Peace Summit was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 16h-19h February 2014 by Jean de Dieu Basabose, the IAEWP National Chancellor of Rwanda, Africa
2016 - The 19th IAEWP World Peace Congress was held in India from the 24th-26th October 2016 at Nasik, India. https://www.sites.google.com/site/peaceeducationsnp/
2017 - The Sustainable Peace Culture Journey in China from Aug 8 to Aug 18 , 2017 has been successfully concluded. IAEWP named a new Peace Ambassador and held a meeting with the IAEWP National Chancellor for China on spearheading IAEWP activities in China. The event was attended by Dr. Charles Mercieca, President of IAEWP, USA and Ms. Lana Yang, IAEWP Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City, USA.
On October 20, 2017 the IAEWP appointed a well respected lawyer and peace activist in Nigeria, Dr. Ayo Ayoola-Amale, MCIArb to the position of Senior Vice President for IAEWP Continental Africa to spearhead IAEWP activities in Africa. She was earlier last year appointed as the Regional Chairperson for Africa of the Diplomatic Commission of IAEWP.
2018 - The IAEWP National Chancellor of Tanzania is rolling out plans to establish a INTERNATIONAL PEACE & RESEARCH UNIVERSITY in Tanzania and a World Peace Conference.-2018 . Tentatively scheduled between :19th to 24th October 2018 in Mwanza, Tanzania, Africa
2018 -New initiatives are put in place to appoint IAEWP World Peace Ambassadors in all operating countries in line with the IAEWP Rejuvenation Program in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
2018 -New initiatives by IAEWP Nigeria: Setting up of "IAEWP Schools Peace Education Programme", targeting primary and secondary schools. The idea is to educate the children early to appreciate peace and what it takes to achieve it in their homes, communities and the nation. This will involve lectures, donation of IAEWP branded notebooks to the children and possibly organizing debates and quiz competitions. Air Commander ( Rrd ) Darlington Abdullahi Ph.D. IAEWP National Chancellor & National Secretary, Alumni Association of the National Defence College (AANDEC), Nigeria.
2019 - The IAEWP National Chancellor of Malaysia Mr. Syed Araniri and the IAEWP Executive Vice President 2 organized the IAEWP Walk for Peace nationwide in Malaysia, attracting over 60,000 enrolments in 10 of the 14 states in Malaysia.; in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace. The event was officiated by the Chief Minister of the State and witnessed by the Federal Minister for National Unity.
IAEWP Brand Mineral Water DRINK FOR PEACE was launched on September 21, 2019.
IAEWP appoints Steve Varaatharajan of Malaysia as its Executive Vice President with a major effort to spearhead and reengineer Global Strategy
2020 - The IAEWP WALK FOR PEACE and the IAEWP RUN FOR PEACE is now being recognized by the Malaysian Ministry of Education as an International Event for CoCurriculum Credit Granting for participation by students and teacher. It took IAEWP 15 years to reach this target and the credit goes to the National Chancellor of Malaysia, Mr. Syed Araniri Bin Syed Ahmad.
a. In the face of silent sabotage, IAEWP Malaysia would be filing for Tax Exemption status with the Inland Revenue Department for the peace events; a tax exemption status would facilitate the participation from public listed companies through their Corporate Social Responsibility budget.
b. To work around the threat of haze due to man-made bush fires from Indonesia, IAEWP is launching a staggered Walk4Peace and Run4Peace event with a monthly event in every state of Malaysia, culminating in the closure on September 21, 2020.
c. THE Malaysian Ministry of Multimedia through the Office of the Minister has granted the IAEWP National Chancellor of Malaysia, a prime time TV1 interview slot to speak about the events and IAEWP in general. That primetime slot usually has a captured audience of 1.5-2.0 million viewers on a Sunday morning. More TV exposures are in the pipeline. In the TV1 'Good Morning Malaysia', the National Chancellor and the EVP appeared as the main guest.
2020 - Due to COVID pandemic, all activities of IAEWP are put in hibernation mode.
2012 - The IAEWP South Asian Chapter organizes the South Asian Peace Conference at New Delhi in association with the Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh (India) with the theme “Peace Psychology”.
2013 - Project Peace by Ziarah in Malaysia with IAEWP collaboration was launched where a team was sent to meet up celebrities and VIPs to promote peace awareness programs in Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia.
2013 - The IAEWP South Asian Chapter circulates the Kathmandu Declaration based on the Resolutions taken in the South Asian Conference on Peace Science held at Kathmandu in association with Lama Gangchen International Foundation, New Delhi., India.
2014 - The IAEWP South Asian Chapter organized the South Asian Spiritual and Value Education Meet at New Delhi in association with the Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE), New Delhi by inviting Ambassadors and High Commissioners of different countries posted at New Delhi.
2014- The Third African Alliance for Peace Summit was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 16h-19h February 2014 by Jean de Dieu Basabose, the IAEWP National Chancellor of Rwanda, Africa
2016 - The 19th IAEWP World Peace Congress was held in India from the 24th-26th October 2016 at Nasik, India. https://www.sites.google.com/site/peaceeducationsnp/
2017 - The Sustainable Peace Culture Journey in China from Aug 8 to Aug 18 , 2017 has been successfully concluded. IAEWP named a new Peace Ambassador and held a meeting with the IAEWP National Chancellor for China on spearheading IAEWP activities in China. The event was attended by Dr. Charles Mercieca, President of IAEWP, USA and Ms. Lana Yang, IAEWP Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City, USA.
On October 20, 2017 the IAEWP appointed a well respected lawyer and peace activist in Nigeria, Dr. Ayo Ayoola-Amale, MCIArb to the position of Senior Vice President for IAEWP Continental Africa to spearhead IAEWP activities in Africa. She was earlier last year appointed as the Regional Chairperson for Africa of the Diplomatic Commission of IAEWP.
2018 - The IAEWP National Chancellor of Tanzania is rolling out plans to establish a INTERNATIONAL PEACE & RESEARCH UNIVERSITY in Tanzania and a World Peace Conference.-2018 . Tentatively scheduled between :19th to 24th October 2018 in Mwanza, Tanzania, Africa
2018 -New initiatives are put in place to appoint IAEWP World Peace Ambassadors in all operating countries in line with the IAEWP Rejuvenation Program in celebration of its 50th anniversary.
2018 -New initiatives by IAEWP Nigeria: Setting up of "IAEWP Schools Peace Education Programme", targeting primary and secondary schools. The idea is to educate the children early to appreciate peace and what it takes to achieve it in their homes, communities and the nation. This will involve lectures, donation of IAEWP branded notebooks to the children and possibly organizing debates and quiz competitions. Air Commander ( Rrd ) Darlington Abdullahi Ph.D. IAEWP National Chancellor & National Secretary, Alumni Association of the National Defence College (AANDEC), Nigeria.
2019 - The IAEWP National Chancellor of Malaysia Mr. Syed Araniri and the IAEWP Executive Vice President 2 organized the IAEWP Walk for Peace nationwide in Malaysia, attracting over 60,000 enrolments in 10 of the 14 states in Malaysia.; in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace. The event was officiated by the Chief Minister of the State and witnessed by the Federal Minister for National Unity.
IAEWP Brand Mineral Water DRINK FOR PEACE was launched on September 21, 2019.
IAEWP appoints Steve Varaatharajan of Malaysia as its Executive Vice President with a major effort to spearhead and reengineer Global Strategy
2020 - The IAEWP WALK FOR PEACE and the IAEWP RUN FOR PEACE is now being recognized by the Malaysian Ministry of Education as an International Event for CoCurriculum Credit Granting for participation by students and teacher. It took IAEWP 15 years to reach this target and the credit goes to the National Chancellor of Malaysia, Mr. Syed Araniri Bin Syed Ahmad.
a. In the face of silent sabotage, IAEWP Malaysia would be filing for Tax Exemption status with the Inland Revenue Department for the peace events; a tax exemption status would facilitate the participation from public listed companies through their Corporate Social Responsibility budget.
b. To work around the threat of haze due to man-made bush fires from Indonesia, IAEWP is launching a staggered Walk4Peace and Run4Peace event with a monthly event in every state of Malaysia, culminating in the closure on September 21, 2020.
c. THE Malaysian Ministry of Multimedia through the Office of the Minister has granted the IAEWP National Chancellor of Malaysia, a prime time TV1 interview slot to speak about the events and IAEWP in general. That primetime slot usually has a captured audience of 1.5-2.0 million viewers on a Sunday morning. More TV exposures are in the pipeline. In the TV1 'Good Morning Malaysia', the National Chancellor and the EVP appeared as the main guest.
2020 - Due to COVID pandemic, all activities of IAEWP are put in hibernation mode.
2020 - The IAEWP INSTITUTE OF PEACE EDUCATION was launched in India offering over 30 programs , each program come in about 350-500 plus pages of notes.
The entire education program is FREE of Charge, delivered, taught and proctored by the faculty in New Delhi, India.
Professor Dr. Trivedi was appointed the Director General of Education for IAEWP. http://www.iaewp.asia/iaewp-online-courses.html
2021 - The new Secretary General of IAEWP is appointed. Mr. Donizete Xavier da Silva of Brazil has an impressive track record of 16 years of service as well as its founding secretary of IAEWP Brazil is now the Secretary General of IAEWP.
2021 - The new Executive Vice President of IAEWP is appointed. Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi of India is a thought leader and a luminary in India. http://www.prtrivedi.com/
2021 - The new Senior Vice President for Ethics and Standards, Dr. Ragupathy Rajagopal is appointed. He has over 40 years of experience in NGO works at national level, since his college days. He has been involved with IAEWP since 2008.
2021 - The new Senior Vice President for Administration, Strategy and Global Communications, Mr. Steve Varatharajan of Malaysia is appointed. He would also be the officer in charge of liaison affairs with the UN agencies. He returns to IAEWP after three years ( 2018 -2020 ) of being on sabbatical leave.
2021 - The new National Chancellor for the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Mohammad Abu Rashed is appointed for the 2021-2023 term.
2021 - The new National Chancellor for the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Dr. Rebat Kumar Dhakal is appointed for the 2021-2023 term.
2022 - The election was held online ( March-April ) during the pandemic to elect a new Board as Dr. Charles Mercieca retires at the age of 89+ after a glorious fifty-five ( 55 ) years of leading the organization.
2022 - The election saw a new Board being elected with Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi being elected as the President of IAEWP. He would lead the Board for the 2022-2024 term from his University Campus in New Delhi, India. The new Board takes office effective May 2022. The Executive Office of the President would seat the Senior Vice Presidents in their new portfolio along with other Board members.
2023 - The post pandemic phase saw Malaysia organizing the UN International Day of Peace celebration with about 53,000 people participating in 8 States locations. Malaysia has 14 States and Phase 1, saw the launch in 8 States and the Phase 2 would cover the remaining 6 states in mid-year. The events were observed in the early part of the year due to unpredictable weather dynamics and patterns in Malaysia. It was a sensational success with about 14 Million views on TikTok within the first 3 days and the premier new agency in Malaysia showcased the event.
2023 - The Peace Progress Journal was renamed as FUTURE ECHOES and published in January 2024 as an online journal for free circulation worldwide.
Chronology of the activities of the new IAEWP president Dr. P.R. Trivedi
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