Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats. It was founded in 1957 by Joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, following the release of the Russell–Einstein Manifesto in 1955. Rotblat and the Pugwash Conference jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 for their efforts on nuclear disarmament. International Student/Young Pugwash groups have existed since founder Cyrus Eaton's death in 1979.
Kuron peace village Kuron peace village Kuron peace village was founded by emeritus bishop Paride Taban in Kuron, South Sudan, in 2005. It is situated in Kapoeta East County, Namorunyang State, on the southeast border of South Sudan, roughly 190 km from Narus and 75 km from Boma. The area is mainly inhabited by the Toposa ethnic community of the ateker ethnic cluster. Kuron peace village is situated near the Kuron river and close to the northern state boundary with Boma state. Its headquarter is based in Nanyangachor near Ethiopian highland. the main aim of establishing the village was to have a village