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From 1945 to 2000, dozens of wars produced
some 27 million dead and 35 million refugees.
90% of these victims were civilians.
Here is a list of ongoing wars and conflicts all over the world.
Here is a summary of the main conflicts
that have broken out in history according to
Wikipedia.
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BIPPI is a non-profit initiative that has existed since
August 2004 with the aim to provide independent,
complete and neutral information about all the
conflicts in the world.
In a real democracy, a conscious and
well informed public opinion is the best guardian of peace.
Knowledge and consciousness are the base of the democratic
system; participation is its instrument. When people are given a
democratic opportunity to choose
between war and peace, it is fundamental to spread correct,
complete and understandable information about the conflict in
order to aid in its resolution.
We all know very little about most of
crises in the world; in addition, much of the information we
receive is
manipulated because the two sides of a conflict always hide their real
reasons for involvement under a mountain of propaganda and lies. Shocking information
from both sides causes a confused public opinion. In a sea of confusing
propaganda, it is always hard
to find original documents, proper explanations and
correct data about both sides of a conflict.
BIPPI works on this matter.
Recalling that:
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peace is not definitively
achieved in Europe;
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war is still a terrible
scourge in the whole world;
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we must all completely
refuse war as a way to solve conflicts;
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we all should work hard
to “win the peace”;
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consciousness and knowledge are at the base of a true
democratic power;
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we are all responsible
for our common house, the planet Earth,
BIPPI’s aim is to work on
education for a culture of peace with young and
older people.
BIPPI’s goal is to build up a
free access Internet site that will provide a dossier
with details about every conflict in today's world,
including
original documents, history, interviews, links and
any other possible information, with a neutral and
fair approach. Information will be translated from
English into the most important European languages,
as well as Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Swahili. It will be
linked to all the main organisations that work for the
construction of peace.
BIPPI’s tools for working towards education for a culture
of peace include several thematic
international voluntary workcamps, which are organised
in partnership with local organisations.
BIPPI’s work is collecting
information about the conflicts in the world and
training volunteers, with the aim to lead workshops
and international workcamps about these topics.
BIPPI is simply the response to
the fundamental need of correct, neutral and
complete information that is necessary to diffuse knowledge and
consciousness about the existing conflicts in a
world where the communication between people
is becoming
faster and faster, and where everything can be said
and easily reach everybody.
In a world where anybody can easily repeat a lie so many times
that it will
turn into a truth!
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