An Appeal for Peace

By admin, May 19, 2025

We, the representatives of the countries participating in the International Philosophy Olympiad 2025, strongly object to the warfare affecting civilians in Gaza.

We demand an immediate end to the war and all hostilities, free access for humanitarian aid into the area, the release of all hostages, as well as protection of the civilian population, medical staff, aid workers and journalists in all situations.

The conflict must be solved and reconstruction must be carried out in accordance with international law and human rights agreements.

Accepted by the International Committee of IPO (IC of IPO)

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We, the representatives of the countries participating in the International Philosophy Olympiad, strongly object to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine and demand an immediate end to the war. We are convinced that all disputes between states must be settled peacefully on the basis of existing international law and in accordance with international human rights agreements.

Signed by:
Joseph A. Murphy (USA), Ivan Kolev (Bulgaria), Thor Steinar Grødal (Norway), Bruno Ćurko (Croatia), Barbara Conrad (Austria), Lara Gafner (Switzerland), Sona Küçükyan (Turkey), Frosina Postoloska (Macedonia), Ricardo Gutierrez Aguilar (Spain), Floris Velema (Netherlands), Márta Takács (Hungary), Dirk Oosthoek (Netherlands), Attila Pato (Hungary), Jasminka Milosevic (Montenegro), Miha Andric, Alenka Hladnik and Marjan Šimenc (Slovenia), Alloy S. Ihuah (Nigeria), Marc Foglia (France), Elmana Cerić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Jan Hrkut (Slovakia), Francesca Gambetti (Italy), Shinji Kajitani (Japan), Matthew Hammerton (Singapore), Ji-Aeh LEE, Yeri HONG (The Republic of Korea), Gadi Prudovsky (Israel), Michael Paroussis (Greece),  Danny Praet (Belgium), Leo Luks (Estonia), Ukri Pulliainen, Ilmari Hirvonen (Finland), Manuel João Pires (Portugal), Frank Murphy (USA), Panagiotis Tsirigotis (Greece), Gustavo Coelho (Brasil), Assia Tryfona (Greece), Emidio Spinelli (Italy), Olav Birkeland (Norway), Nuran Direk (Turkey), Larisa T. Retyuskikh (Russia), Florina Otet (Romania), Magdalena Gawin (Poland), Kentaro Sakakibara (Japan), Soraj Hongladarom (Thailand), Stéphanie Gomes (Switzerland), Petra Chudárková (Czech Republic), Artis Svece (Latvia), Soraj Hongladaromр (Thailand), Kentaro Sakakibara (Japan), liraz laor (Israel), Marcelo Lobosco, (Argentina), Virginia Schagen (Argentina), Christine Martin (France), Kristina Roppelt (Russia), Michail Zavadsky (Belarus), Eugen Stoica (Romania)

 

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