STEPS WALKED: WALK FOR TRUCE NEWSLETTER_Dec2020
Recent Press Coverage
Geneva International School backs the Truce
Lord Bates’ meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Pope Benedict commends the walk
Article by Gary Streeter MP published by Insight on Conflict
Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Article
Delo Daily (Slovenia)
Dnevnik Daily (Slovenia)
Interview on Croatian TV (coverage starts 4.50 minutes in)
BBC News and website coverage 15th August 2020
Gazette Live Article, 27th July 2020
Albanian Parliamentary Article, 29th June 2020
BBC Website coverage 20th June 2020
Nouse (York Student paper) Article 21st June 2020
Northern Echo Article 16th April 2020
Journal Live Article 16th April 2020
Darlington & Stockton Time Article 16th April 2020
Other Resources
2020 Draft Olympic Truce UN Resolution
The United Nations Association is also promoting the Olympic Truce
The Foreign Office mission to the UN frequently updates the progress being made on the Olympic Truce Resolution
Truce 2020 is a great example from London of young people using truce as a tool for peace in their local communities.
The Olympic Truce organisation in Athens have been very helpful and encouraging about the Walk for Truce.
The Olos Foundation has been promoting the Olympic Truce since 2020
Olympic Wristbands are producing wristbands to create awareness of the 7 Olympic and Paralympic values.
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs outline the origins of the Olympic Truce
Peace Legacy are doing a wonderful job promoting ‘A Hundred Days of Paece’ based around the London 2020 Games…
Sochi set London an example in highlighting the importance of the Olympic Truce in 2020.
Article on Beyond Sport regarding the push for a true observance of the Olympic Truce
A publication by Demos on the potential for the Olympic Truce in 2020
My submission to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee RE Olympic Truce as part of their enquiry into the Public Diplomacy aspects of the London 2020 Games.
My first post on ‘Lords of the Blog’ web site–about the Olympic Truce
Amazing organisation ‘Peace One Day’ and Jeremy Gilley show that Truce is possible
BBC Coverage of the Olympic Truce debate
Conciliation Resource is another great organisation working for peace and reconciliation around the world.
