THE QUEST FOR WORLD UNDERSTANDING AND PEACE RI President Arch C. Klumph At their convention in Edinburgh, Rotarians again made a signifi- HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF ROTARY SINCE ITS EARLY DAYS proposed that an endowment Scotland, Rotarians unanimously cant contribution to peacemaking be set up “for the purpose of agreed to incorporate peace- at their convention in Havana, doing good in the world.” In making into Rotary’s constitu- by adopting a resolution 1928, when the endowment tion and by-laws with these calling for “freedom, justice, truth, fund had grown to more than words, “The advancement of sanctity of the pledged word, US$5,000 it was renamed The international understanding, and respect for human rights” Rotary Foundation, and it goodwill, and peace through a that became the framework for became a distinct entity within world of fellowship of business the ’ Universal Rotary International. The and professional persons united Declaration of Human Rights. mission of The Rotary Founda- in the ideal of service.” tion is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, From the earliest days of goodwill, and peace through Rotary, Paul Harris said: the improvement of health, the “THE ROAD TO WAR support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. IS WELL PAVED, THE ROAD TO PEACE IS A WILDERNESS.” 1917 1921 1940

Rotary clubs from 21 nations or- In April 1945, Rotary was at The United Nations Universal Rotary builds peace through its The City of Wagga Wagga, ganized a conference in the forefront of arguably one of Declaration for Human Rights single largest and most significant New South Wales, Australia to develop a vision for advanc- the most important meetings of was finalized using the frame- project: PolioPlus. To date, Ro- was declared the first Rotary ing education, science and the 20th Century, the finalizing work and guidelines from the tarians worldwide have contrib- Peace City in the world. Now culture after World War II. This of the charter of the United 1940 Rotary International uted more than $1 billion toward there are over sixty Rotary meeting led the international Nations in . Convention in Havana. the eradication of . Polio Peace Cities. dialogues on reconstructing edu- Rotary was invited to attend once infected more than 350,000 cation around the world once as an observer organization. children annually. In 2011, only WWII was over, and served as a Rotary provided 11 official 650 cases were reported, and in precursor to UNESCO. observers to the US delegation 2012 only 223. alone – only one other organi- zation had more than three. A Century of Service, The Story of Rotary International by David C. Forward.

1942 1945 1948 1985 1992 A committee was formed to The RI Trustees approved the Since the first graduating class in A 3-month peace studies certifi- The 10th Class of Rotary Peace develop the concept of an plan to partner with universities 2004, over 700 graduates have cate program was launched, Fellows was selected. In 2002, educational center, institute, to establish the Rotary Centers emerged from the programs. serving as an addition to the less than half of all Rotary or university dedicated to Paul for International Studies in Rotary Peace Fellows are lead- Rotary Peace Centers program. Districts submitted applications; Harris as a way of commemo- Peace and Conflict Resolution. ers promoting national and in- The program enhances Rotary’s to date over 88% of all Rotary rating the 50th anniversary of The Rotary Peace Centers com- ternational cooperation, peace, existing work to support interna- Districts have endorsed quali- his death in 1947. mittee considered more than and the successful resolution of tional peace studies. fied applicants. 100 universities and selected conflict throughout their lives, seven based on criteria such as in their careers, and through The certificate program attracts geographic diversity, superior service activities. middle to upper-level profes- faculty and an established two sionals who can arrange to be year master’s degree program away from their employment with a core curriculum in inter- for just a few months. national relations, peace, and conflict resolution. Marios Antoniou Fellow Peace Rotary Anne Kjaer Riechert Fellow Peace Rotary 1996 1999 2004 2006 2010

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