Peace 2000 is an international peace and humanitarian organisation with associates in more than 40 countries. Since its founding in Iceland in 1995, Peace 2000 has delivered humanitarian aid to children in war-torn areas and promoted peace through public campaigns, television infomercials against violence, support for volunteers and human shields in conflict zones, and the presentation of the Leif Eiriksson Peace Award.
The organisation grew out of the United World Foundation (UWF), a working group established in London in 1993 to prepare for the launch of Peace 2000 following a peace conference in Barcelona. Peace 2000 was founded in Iceland in 1995 at a town meeting convened by Iceland’s Minister for the Environment. Approximately 500 people attended, with speakers representing organisations from around the world, including UNESCO, the World Court Project and the Chernobyl Children’s Project. More than 1,000 people and 100 organisations from around the world became co-founders.
Today, Peace 2000 continues its international work through humanitarian action, public advocacy and initiatives aimed at preventing war, protecting civilians and promoting peaceful solutions to international conflicts.
Peace 2000 has been awarded for its Santa aid flights to war torn areas done under a special permission of the UN Security Council, by the Gandhi Foundation, UNESCO and the Greek Orthodox Church who decorated its founder, Icelandic Presidential Candidate Thor Magnusson with their Holy Gold Cross for humanitarian work at a ceremony in memory of Mother Theresa and Princess Diana.
The work of Peace 2000 has been featured by REUTERS, CNN, ABC, CBS and others. Peace 2000 has worked together with several other charities, including the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.
The work of Peace 2000 has been made entirely possible by the support of corporate and government sponsors including: Boeing Aeroplane Group, Alitalia, Icelandair, Air Atlanta, Air Cyprus, Royal Jordanian Airways, Cronus Airways,Parcelpost, LandRover, British Civil Aviation Authority, Eurocontrol,Hilton, Sheraton and Intercontinental Hotels, DHL, Shell, BP, Verisign, Western Union, Adenin Technologies, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Stripo, and more than 300 other companies around the world.
Peace 2000’s international work includes the Earthchild platforms, earthchild.net and earthchild.org, and Peacegram.org. These platforms support initiatives such as the Santa Peaceflight, the World Peace Map and humanitarian gift programmes for children affected by war. Through its international network of associates, Peace 2000 has also helped deliver much-needed protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PEACE2000 INSTITUTE - THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEACE 2000
Vogasel 1, 109 Reykjavík. Registered in Iceland 1995 No: 5407952669
PEACE2000 ICELAND - PEACE 2000 ICELAND
Reykjavik Peace Center, Vogasel 1, 109 Reykjavik. Reg. No: 5407952589
