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Uniting for Peace is hosting the AGM and Spring Conference 2022 titled “Climate Change, Militarisation and
A Report of the online conference, “Building Peace, Security and Justice through the Rule of Law
By Ellen Teague Ellen Teague is a freelance journalist who writes and campaigns on Justice, Peace
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july, 2022
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Vijay Mehta
Co-founder, Uniting for Peace
Vijay Mehta, a renowned author and global activist for peace, development and human rights, is Co-Founder and Chair of Uniting for Peace. He is a Founding Trustee of Fortune Forum charity which was founded by his daughter Renu Mehta. It hosted summits in which speakers included Former President Clinton, Al Gore and Michael Douglas which attracted a worldwide audience of 1.3 billion people. Vijay’s books include The Fortune Forum Code: For a Sustainable Future (2006), Arms No More (2005) and The United Nations and its Future in the 21st Century (2005).
Vijay’s latest book “The Economics of Killing: How the West Fuels War and Poverty in the Developing World” is published by Pluto Press in 2012. It describes how the Military Industrial Complex works, its links with global financial crisis and the role of Western governments play in
perpetuating conflicts.
