Aegis Students campaign for UN veto restraint on response to mass atrocities
On December 13, the Aegis’ UK Youth Department hosted this year’s National Campaign Conference. Dozens of participants from seven different universities met to share ideas, coordinate activities and develop a final strategy for the campaign on UN veto restraint. The campaign will call for the permanent five members of the UN Security Council (P5) to restrain […]
Now it’s your turn: record-breaker brings Kenya Peace Torch Relay to UK schools and public for 2016
Launched in July with a ‘Champions walk for peace’ by some of the World’s greatest athletes to help raise funds for the Aegis Trust to establish a school for peace in Kenya’s troubled North Rift Valley, the Kenya peace torch relay has travelled over 3,500 miles across Kenya, the UK and USA in 2015 with […]
Genocide Prevention Advisory Network meets in Switzerland
At the invitation of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs the GPANet – Genocide Prevention Advisory Network – held its annual meeting in Geneva from November 30th to December 2nd. The purpose of the GPANet is to provide scientifically based risk assessments, analysis of mass atrocities, and advice to all interested parties, including academic […]
Aegis trains teachers in peace education methodology
On 25 November, twelve teachers were trained at the Kigali Genocide Memorial to provide them with skills needed to teach peace education components that have been included in the new school curriculum for the first time. “Educators are important people in our society – they influence our children hugely. It is hard to change what […]
Aegis helps Rwandan researchers communicate findings more widely
[fusion_text] The Aegis Trust’s Research, Policy and Higher Education Programme (RPHE) organised a capacity-building workshop for Rwandan researchers from November 26th to 27th. Focussed on publishing strategies and connecting research to policy and media, it was the second event of its kind held by the Programme. Hosted at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the workshop gave […]
Statement on Papal visit to Central African Republic
The Aegis Trust warmly welcomes the Pope to the Central African Republic, where we are working for the cause of peace with civil society organisations, the Government and faith leaders including Imam Omar Kobine Layama, president of the Central African Islamic Community; Nicolas Guérékoyame-Gbangou, president of the Evangelical Alliance, and Dieudonné Nzapalainga, the Archbishop of […]
Marathon Man UK is Peace & Sport Champion of the Year
World record-breaking ultra runner Rob Young (‘Marathon Man UK’) last night became Monaco’s prestigious Peace & Sport Champion of the Year following an international online public vote. He was nominated for the award after leading a 25-day, 2,200-mile torch relay around the UK with fellow record-breaker Adam Holland as part of the ‘Champions Walk for […]
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) pays respects at Kigali Genocide Memorial
On November 12, 2015, leading officials from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and paid their respects to the more than one million victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. The visit is part of a series of events honouring the victims of the Genocide and marking the completion […]
International responsibility for protection of citizens in Burundi
13 Nov 2015 – A statement from the Aegis Trust and STAND: the Student-Led Movement to End Mass Atrocities The world is watching with concern as tensions escalate in Burundi, yet response to the crisis has thus far been limited in coordination and effectiveness. Since President Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third […]
Kenyan star receives torch from US athletes at UN Embassy
6 Nov 2015 – An international 3,500-mile torch relay for peace in Kenya – launched by some of the World’s top athletes with the Aegis Trust in the country’s troubled North Rift Valley in July – reached its conclusion in New York on Monday, following the NYC Marathon, when US ultra-runners Alex Ramsey and Pat […]