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International Institute for Peace through Tourism Announces Launch of Peace Tours Morocco

STOWE, Vermont; TORREMOLINOS, Spain & CASABLANCA, Morocco – The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is pleased to announce the launch of Peace Tours Morocco as its second “Legacy Project” commemorating the 25th anniversary since its first global conference, “Tourism – A Vital Force for Peace,” held in Vancouver in 1988.

May 24, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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UN celebrates role of jazz as a force for global peace and cooperation

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United Nations today kicked off celebrations for the second International Jazz Day, with a concert in Istanbul, along with other performances and educational programs across the world highlighting the musical genre’s role as a powerful tool for peace, dialogue and cooperation.

May 2, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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Wellbeing and Happiness are Key Goals for ICTP

ITB Berlin News talks to Professor Geoffrey Lipman, President of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), and a veteran of the travel and tourism industry, formerly in leadership positions at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as its first President & CEO, and at the UN World Tourism [...]

March 12, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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Announcing the Half the Sky Movement – The Game to Help Empower Women and Girls Around the World – Launching Today on Facebook

New York, NY – (March 4, 2013) – Pulitzer-Prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn announced this morning the March 4th launch of the latest installment of the Half the Sky Movement: a web-based game. Half the Sky Movement: The Game is a game-based adventure that aims to reach mainstream audiences to raise awareness [...]

March 4, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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A Way Out of the Youth Unemployment Crisis ?

At a time when more than 75 million young people can’t find jobs, and countless more are underemployed, investing in opportunities for youth is not only a critical development issue but also a growth strategy for businesses around the world. In response to this challenge, Hilton Worldwide will announce at the World Economic Forum a [...]

January 23, 2013 · admin · Comments Closed
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Richard Moren to Design Art Beyond Borders Peace Monument and TIMOTCA Cultural Centre

Art Beyond Borders is an exhibit of artists representing artists from countries throughout the world promoting World Peace. It is a project of TIMOTCA (The International Museum of Twenty-first Century Arts). Celebrating the world’s extraordinarily diverse cultures, the TIMOTCA Peace Monument and Cultural Center will be the first of its kind in the world, providing an [...]

December 10, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Are You Ready For A Natural Disaster? Travel to Mexico City and Learn How to Help the World

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, November 14, 2012 – Our planet is getting warmer, and the result is more floods, droughts, fierce storms, and extreme weather conditions. Natural disasters and their affects typically have greater impacts on third world countries, but when superstorm Sandy hit New York it brought home the reality that forces of nature do [...]

November 14, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
Posted in: Mexico, Peace through Tourism

A Letter from Leonardo di Caprio About Turning the Antarctic Ocean into a Marine Santuary – You can Sign the Petition

Dear friends, I’m writing to ask for your help. In days, governments could turn stretches of the Antarctic ocean into the world’s largest marine sanctuary, saving thousands of majestic polar species from the threat of industrial fishing fleets. But a small group of countries could drown the deal unless we act now:

October 24, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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International Day of the Girl – October 11th

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, September 25, 2012 – A growing recognition in support of girls and their basic human rights has lead to October 11 being designated as the first annual International Day of the Girl. For those people looking to get “hands on” in the fight for equality GoVoluntouring.com is host to many projects that [...]

September 25, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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Updates from IIPT – The International Institute of Peace Through Tourism

The Olympic Youth Peace Ambassador Training Program in London is now complete and a major success. IIPT was the first partner and key supporter to EcoTrans in the efforts to get this first edition of the Training Program. It now has the endorsement and support of UNEP, UNESCO and others – some of whom IIPT [...]

September 14, 2012 · admin · Comments Closed
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