International Peace Bureau

The International Peace Bureau "is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War. We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910); over the years, 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.

"Our 300 member organisations in 70 countries, together with individual members from a global network, bring together expertise and campaigning experience in a common cause. Our current main programme centres on Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development."

Leadership

Accessed February 2010:

Presidents :

• Since September 2006 : Tomas Magnusson (Sweden)
• 2000-2006 : Cora Weiss (USA)
• 1992-2000 : Maj-Britt Theorin (Sweden)
• 1985-1992 : Bruce Kent (UK)
• 1974-1985 : Sean MacBride (Ireland)

Treasurer :

• Current Treasurer : Urban Gibson (Sweden)

Vice-Presidents : Elected at the Helsinki IPB Assembly in September 2006 :

• Ingeborg Breines (Norway)
• Arielle Denis (France)
• Tony Kempster (UK)
• Terumi Tanaka (Japan)
• Chiara Venturi (Italy)
• Alyn Ware (NZ)

Steering Committee : Elected at the IPB Assembly Helsinki 2006 :

• Janis Alton (Canada)
• Jordi Armadans (Spain)
• Reiner Braun (Germany)
• Masudul Hasan (Bangladesh)
• Paul Lansu (Belgium)
• Laura Lodenus (Finland)
• Kalevi Suomela (Finland)
• Yayoi Tsuchida (Japan)
• Bo Wirmark (Sweden)

(co-opted) :

• Alicia Cabezudo (Argentina)
• Agneta Norberg (Sweden)
• Luciano Scambiato (Italy)

Secretary-General :

• Since 1990 : Colin Archer (UK)
• 1986-1990 : Rainer Santi (Sweden)

Sean MacBride peace prize winners

• 2007 - Jayantha Dhanapala (Sri Lanka)
• 2006 - Mayors for Peace, Tadatoshi Akiba, Iccho Itoh
• 2005 - No Award made
• 2004 - Leaders of the Geneva Initiative on the Middle East
• 2003 - Nihon Hidankyo (Japan), Survivors of nuclear bombings
• 2002 - Barbara Lee (USA), Sole Congressional Representative opposed to Afghan War
• 2001 - Rosalie Bertell (Canada-USA), Scientist and campaigner on behalf of radiation victims
• 2000 - Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik (India), Anti-nuclear journalists
• 1999 - Barbara Gladysch, Mothers for Peace (Germany), Campaigner for war and radiation victims
• 1998 - John Hume, MEP (N.Ireland), Leader of SDLP and major peace advocate since 1960s
• 1997 - Seeds of Hope campaigners (UK), Opposed arms sales to Indonesia
• 1996 - Selim Beslagic, Mayor of Tuzla (Bosnia), Maintained multi-ethnic policy in climate of nationalism and war
• 1995 - Committee of Soldiers Mothers (Russia), Opposed war in Chechnya and military abuses
• 1994 - Mordechai Vanunu (Israel), Nuclear whistleblower (imprisoned 18 years)
• 1993 - Hilda Lini, former Minister of Health (Vanuatu), Exposed effects of nuclear testing in Pacific
• 1992 - Michael D. Higgins, Minister of Arts and Culture (Ireland), Lawyer and human rights defender

Contact

URL: http://ipb.org

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• Nonviolent Peaceforce
• Nonviolent Peaceforce: Member Organizations
• Samuel Rubin Foundation
• Middle Powers Initiative
• Peace Action
• Vijay Mehta