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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe nature of the state includes its defense of national borders. Hundreds of years ago, city-states defended themselves with fortifications and armed guards, but now the cities have open borders and it is only the state that limits the movement of people. Historically, it can be seen as one of the aspects of the culture of war.<\/p>\n
In some cases, regional groups of states have pledged to respect a culture of peace in their relations. Below are examples from Southeast Asia in 2022 and from Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014.<\/p>\n
Civil society organizations often work to reduce the barriers with those in neighboring states. Below are examples from Cyprus, Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), Northern Europe (Norway and Russia), Central America (Guatemala and Belize) and the Great Lakes region of Africa, among others.<\/p>\n
Here are the CPNN articles on this subject:<\/p>\n
Nonviolence International: What Cuba Taught Us<\/a><\/p>\n Cuba Receives Solidarity Convoy from Europe<\/a><\/p>\n China, Japan reach 10 agreements on people-to-people, cultural exchanges<\/a><\/p>\n Montpellier: Euro-Africa Biennial and Water Days<\/a><\/p>\n Greece and Turkey commit to dialogue<\/a><\/p>\n Azue\u00ef: the union of Dominicans and Haitians through art<\/a><\/p>\n Women from Chile and Bolivia meet in La Paz to build a \u201cneighbor friendship<\/a><\/p>\n Conakry: Forum on national unity and peace<\/a><\/p>\n ASEAN Regional Forum Statement to promote peace, stability, and prosperity through confidence building measures and preventing diplomacy<\/a><\/p>\n Regional Peace Boosted by Colombia-Venezuela Relations Reset<\/a><\/p>\n The Two Waves of Latin American Progressive Governments<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil\u2019s ex-president Lula pledges to bolster Latin American integration if elected<\/a><\/p>\n Gabon: Training to Prepare Project of Youth as Weavers of Peace<\/a><\/p>\n Chad, Cameroon and Gabon: Youth as Weavers of Peace in the border region<\/a><\/p>\n Rutilio Escand\u00f3n holds meeting with Rigoberta Mench\u00fa, Nobel Peace Prize winner<\/a><\/p>\n G5 Sahel: Heads of State announce Prize for the promotion of the culture of peace<\/a><\/p>\n Senegal: Launch of the National Initiative \u201cResilience at the Borders\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Neighbours as friends, not enemies: Nordic-Russian seminar, PRIO, Oslo, 3.- 4. February 2020<\/a><\/p>\n EDUCATION: Imagine programme helping to reconcile divided Cyprus<\/a><\/p>\n Haiti \u2013 Dominican Republic : \u201cFor a culture of peace at the binational level\u201d, theme of the 8th edition (2019) of the week of the diaspora<\/a><\/p>\n Nordic trip to Russia: Neighbours As Friends, Not Enemies<\/a><\/p>\n Belize and Guatemala host Garifuna Cultural Event<\/a><\/p>\n A Visit to Russia for \u201cLife Extension\u201d of the Planet<\/a><\/p>\n Central Africa: ICGLR Summit On Formal Peace Education in the Great Lakes Region Concludes in Nairobi<\/a><\/p>\n The Gambia: \u2018African countries must unite\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 Links for the following articles published prior to 2015 do not work because they were made by a version of PERL programming that is no longer supported. With three easy steps, you can find the article by its number. First, click on it before returning to this page. Your browser will say that the article is not available but in the address listed you can see that it was located at ViewArticle=xxxx where xxxx is the number of the article. Returning to this page, then click here<\/a> for the listing of all years. Then click on the year that contains the number for the article you seek. It will send you to the page where you can easily search for the article by its title. \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 \u2013<\/p>\n Alcaldes de Tacna y Arica se comprometen a promover cultura de paz e i<\/a> The nature of the state includes its defense of national borders. Hundreds of years ago, city-states defended themselves with fortifications and armed guards, but now the cities have open borders and it is only the state that limits the movement of people. Historically, it can be seen as one of the aspects of the culture … Continue reading Solidarity across national borders, What are some good examples?<\/span>
Cumbre de Paz 2014 se realiza este s\u00e1bado en la frontera entre Ecuador y Colombia<\/a>
Peace Summit 2014 to take place this Saturday on the Ecuador-Colombia border<\/a>
The mayors of Tacna and Arica commit their cities to a culture of peace and integration [Peru and Chile] <\/a>
Cuba responde al llamado de Naciones Unidas para enfrentar el \u00c9bola <\/a>
Cuba will Send 165 Health Professionals to Fight Ebola in Africa <\/a>
Seminario Internacional sobre Reconciliaci\u00f3n y Paz: Retos en la Frontera Colombo-Venezolana<\/a>
International Seminar on Peace and Reconciliation: Challenges on the Colombian-Venezuelan Border<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"