Elie ducommun biography definition

  • Élie Ducommun was the honorary Secretary-General of the International Peace Bureau in Berne from its establishment in 1890 and until his death.
  • Swiss activist (1833-1906).
  • Elie Ducommun: First Secretary-General Few peace advocates know the name Elie Ducommun.

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    The Peace Union of Finland, member of IPB, has published an extensive report on the 40th anniversary of the European Nuclear Disarmament Appeal (END Appeal) that includes the account of Tair Tairov, a former Vice-President of IPB. The appeal, which brought together peace activists from both sides of the Iron Curtain sought to create a nuclear-free and united Europe in the midst of Cold War tensions.

    Tairov’s work spans decades. He was not only a member of the END Liaison Committee, but organized peace marches in Europe in support of the INF Treaty, founded the Foundation for Social Innovations and Civic Peace Coalition, and represented the Soviet Peace Committee in the World Peace Council. In the interview, he recalls conversations with Soviet leaders, being arrested for participating in a meeting on human rights, and meeting with international peace leaders around the world. Folke Sundman, a Finnish peace activist  who represented the Peace Union at the END Liason Committee,

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    Lecture: The Peace Movement Collection and the First World War

    Text of the Lecture:

    We find ourselves in the library – the famous library – of the Peace Palace. The Peace Palace was built to provide a good home for the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the establishment of which was decided during the First Hague Peace Conference (1899). But the Peace Palace was also built to equip the PCA with a first-class library in order for it to be able to fulfil its tasks. During the Second Hague Peace Conference (1907), the first stone was laid for the building which opened its doors in 1913. The First World War started a year later. The Peace Palace celebrated its centenary last year.

    Two books

    Books, which are the main components of libraries, can thus be seen as being intimately connected with the origins and objectives of the Peace Palace, and with the nature and construction of the building itself. I would like to focus on two books in particular. If you think, this must co

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    List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates

    Year Laureate (birth/death) Country Rationale 1901Henry Dunant
    (1828–1910) Switzerland "for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding"[8][9]Frédéric Passy
    (1822–1912) France "for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration."[8][9]1902 Élie Ducommun
    (1833–1906) Switzerland "for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau"[8][10]Charles Albert Gobat
    (1843–1914) "for his eminently practical ledning of the Inter-Parliamentary Union."[8][10]1903 William Randal Cremer
    (1828–1908) United Kingdom "for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration."[8][11]1904 Institute of International Law
    (founded 1873) Belgium "for its stri