Throughout the history of humanity, war has been with us always. And it grows more devastating with each passing day, as technological advances allow the violent to produce increasingly destructive instruments. Today, the threat posed by nuclear weapons has brought humanity to the edge of the abyss.

Wars and military spending impact negatively on people’s well-being by using budgets that should go to education, health, culture and improved living conditions. However, the influence that the arms industry has over governments and society puts pressure on arms-producing countries to maintain conflicts and consume, use and test weapons while disguising their lust with theories of inevitability, necessity, or even economic stability through armed conflicts.

At the beginning of the third millennium, conflicts in different fields (for e.g., economics, ethnicity, religion) are increasing. The same goes with terrorism. In turn, and not surprisingly, violence in civil society is also increasing and reaching extremes that were unimaginable years ago.If there is no change of direction, the future will bring increasingly violent confrontations in different fields and across all latitudes.

It has been amply shown that hunger in the world could be resolved with 10% of what is spent on weapons.Can we imagine if 30% or 50% were destined to the improvement of peoples’ lives, instead of being applied to destruction?

After centuries of violence, it is difficult to imagine peace. However, why not work in this direction, putting an intention towards changing the course of history and building a future that is truly peaceful and non-violent?

We consider that this is our responsibility as human beings. To define oneself against war has meaning, is ethical, coherent and urgent, given the path that events are taking.

We take on this responsibility freely and we carry it out with all those who reject all forms of violence and stand for coexistence, shared development, real democracy, technology at the service of science, and science at the service of the human being and peace. It it up to us denounce the violent minorities, to isolate them and put pressure on them so that they redirect their bellicose policies towards human development.

A world without wars is a world unknown until now on planet Earth. To eliminate wars will represent leaving human prehistory behind and taking a giant step on the evolutionary path of our species.

A “world without wars” is a proposal that looks to the future and that aspires to be materialised in every corner of the planet so that dialogue can substitute violence.

In this aspiration, we are accompanied by the strength of the voices of thousands of previous generations who suffered the consequences of war and violence, and whose echo continues to be heard today in all places where wars are leaving their sinister trail of deaths, disappearances, refugees, disabled and displaced people.

The moment has come to listen to the voice of the voiceless, millions of human beings who, out of necessity, are clamouring for an end to war! This can be achieved by uniting all the forces of pacifism and active non-violence.

We therefore invite all individuals, as well as representatives and members of organisations, groups, associations, political parties or businesses who subscribe to this declaration, to participate and support all common activities, alliances, coalitions and forums aimed at generating a great movement that puts an end to war and all forms of violence.

Let’s work today for a better future and to safeguard future generations.
Let's work for a world without wars!

Because we believe in peace and a more human world.