*[Enwl-eng] [ChrstimasAppeal] Prospects & Next Steps

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Dear colleagues and friends of peace,



Together with your help, we developed a call for peace that reached 
organizations and people beyond our expectations. Despite the impressive 
support for a ceasefire and negotiations, the war in Ukraine wages on, and 
therefore so does our work.



Governments, political parties, churches and trade unions have once again 
called for ceasefire and negotiations and have publicly campaigned for them 
in the last weeks of the war. Yes, even from the camp of the active 
participants in the war, the voices for a ceasefire increased. The idea of 
an armistice has arrived in "big politics". Perhaps a touch of optimism at 
the end of 2022, a small sign of hope?



We must continue to build the momentum and pressure for an immediate stop to 
the killing and destruction and a return to the negotiating table. As a next 
step, we have released a call to action for the weekend of the first 
anniversary of the war, from the 24-26 February. We encourage you to plan or 
find an event near your happening on those days. IPB and partners cordially 
invite you to join us on 24 February for an international webinar under the 
title “365 Days of War in Ukraine: Prospects Towards Peace in 2023”. You can 
also watch our recent discussion with Professor Jeffrey Sachs on reaching a 
just and lasting peace in Ukraine here.



There is an urgent need to end this war and avoid escalation. We hope you 
will join us in continuing to push for an end to the conflict on the first 
anniversary and beyond – until the guns fall silent. Then the work will 
begin to rebuild Ukraine, and a new security architecture for Europe.



We would like to thank your thoughtful and kind support.

We’ll keep pushing for a more peaceful world in the best ways we can.



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With our peaceful regards,



International Peace Bureau (IPB),

the world’s oldest and largest international peace organization




From: IPB Office Berlin
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 2:23 PM
Subject: [ChrstimasAppeal] Prospects & Next Steps





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