ECPC Chair champions the transformative power of peace education for young children during a U.N. sponsored event on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education, hosted by the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the U.N. and the U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs 26 January 2022 | by Michael F. McCarthy Disarmament and non-proliferation education Background On October 19…

ECPC member organization the NGO Committee on Migration, calls on States to take immediate action for practical and humane solutions. — The Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) stands in solidarity with the following statement by its member organization the NGO Committee on Migration, in the global response to this growing humanitarian crisis. 30 November 2021 In light of current events and reports highlighting State violence against refugees and migrants, the NGO…

An urgent call by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) on the continuing humanitarian crisis at the EU and Belarus borders. Introductory remarks by Dr. Maria Pia Belloni Mignatti — Member of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC); Representative of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) …

ECPC Chair joins U.N. officials and the International Association of University Presidents in observing the 2021 International Day of Peace at a global hybrid event, hosted by CETYS University by Michael F. McCarthy, ECPC News The International Day of Peace Every year on September 21, the world observes an International Day of Peace. On this…

Endowed Yale Professor joins with mental health practitioners from around the globe to call an end to violence against children — Letter by James F. Leckman, M.D., Ph.D., Neison Harris Professor at the Yale Child Study Center, on behalf of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) Dear citizens of the world, Thanks to the World Health Organization (WHO), World Mental Health Day is observed each year on the 10th of October. We all know that so…

The ECPC urgently calls for investment in early childhood services and strategies in all humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. — Statement by Rima Salah, PhD on behalf of the ECPC NEW YORK, 01 September 2021 — As the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan worsens, the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) echoes the call from the international community to prioritize the increasing and urgent need for humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable…

The ECPC praises the success of Northern Ireland’s PEACE IV Shared Education initiative in promoting the development of new friendships among children by fostering respect for diversity — by Michael F. McCarthy and N. Shemrah Fallon This ECPC news report is the first in a new series “Taking the High Road: Peacebuilding through Early Childhood in Northern Ireland ”. Northern Ireland, a country known for taking proactive measures to rise out of conflict, is seeing significant gains in…

ECPC supports the statement by N. Ireland-based global network that calls for an end to violence and respect for international law by N. Shemrah Fallon, ECPC News NEW YORK, NY — On 20 May 2021, the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) partner organization, The International Network on Peacebuilding with Young…

Spotlighting Early Childhood Development and Care Initiatives as a Foundation for Achieving Gender Equity and the Empowerment of Women at the 65th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women — by guest author, Siobhán Golden, UN NGO Committee on Migration The World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP), held a parallel panel event on 17 February 2021 at the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) titled, “Achieving Women’s Empowerment and Early Childhood Development and Care…