Mayors for Peace Organisation
Rangitīkei District Council has joined the Mayors for Peace organisation.
Mayors for Peace (MfP) is an international organisation of cities dedicated to the promotion of peace. The organisation was established in 1982 by then Mayor of Hiroshoma Takeshi Araki, in response to the deaths of around 140,000 people due to the atomic bombing of the city on 6 August 1945.
To date there are 8013 member cities around the world from 165 countries and region.
The purposes of the "Mayors for Peace" are to contribute to the attainment of lasting world peace by arousing concern among citizens of the world for the total abolition of nuclear weapons through close solidarity among member cities as well as by striving to solve vital problems for the human race such as starvation and poverty, the plight of refugees, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation.
On July 7 2021, Mayors for Peace convened its 12th Executive Conference online, at which a new Vision was adopted, subsequent to the 2020 Vision which had reached its end at the end of the year 2020, and also Mayors for Peace Action Plan for up until the year 2025.
These documents can be read below:
Council is extremely proud to be a member of this organisation. Visit Mayors for Peace to read more.
News Releases
October 2024
This month's Mayors for Peace News Flash
- The 11th General Conference of Mayors for Peace is scheduled to be held in
Nagasaki in August 2025 - Mark the 80th commemoration of the Atomic Bombing! Collaborative Tourism
Campaign by Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Commemorative events around the world for the International Day of Peace (IDP)
- Release of the Message Video for IDP 2024 “Voices for Peace”
August 2024
Marking 79 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mayor Matsui of Hiroshima delivered this year’s Peace Declaration at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony today. Please see below a letter from Mayor Matsui and the Peace Declaration.
May 2024
Mayors for Peace learned that the United States of America executed a subcritical nuclear test on May 14. To react in immediate protest to this reckless act, a letter of protest has been issued to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States of America under the name of the President of Mayors for Peace on May 18.
Support on such occasions will be deeply appreciated by Mayors for Peace. Other protest letters can be viewed here.
January 2024
This month's Mayors for Peace News Flash
- Mayors for Peace to host peace education webinar: Register for the livestream!
- Secretariat picks seeds of Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor trees (hibaku trees)
- Member city activities- Regional chapter activities
- Mayors for Peace member cities: 8,349 cities in 166 countries/regions.
- Read more...
June 2023
100-Day Countdown Message for the International Day of Peace
The United Nations has established September 21 as the International Day of Peace (IDP), which is dedicated to world peace, specifically 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. Mayors for Peace has been a long-time supporter of the IDP through holding commemorative events and also encouraging all member cities to hold their own events on the International Day of Peace. Read more...
January 2023
Mayors of Peace News Flash [PDF]
Inside this edition:
- Congratulations to the Children’s Art Competition “Peaceful Towns” 2022 winners!
- Member city recruitment model cases
- Introducing Executive Cities on Mayors for Peace social media accounts
- Regional chapter activities
13 September
100-Day Countdown Message for the International Day of Peace
On June 13, the President of Mayors for Peace issued a message for the 100-day countdown to the IDP, inviting all members to commemorate the 2022 International Day of Peace in their city. Read more [PDF]
▼International Day of Peace 21 September (The United Nations website):
https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace
29 August 2022
Comment by the President of Mayors for Peace [PDF]
28 June 2022
Mayors of Peace News Flash [PDF]
Inside this edition:
- Conference updates
- Member city activities
- Report by Executive Advisor
- Ukraine war
30 May 2022
Mayors of Peace News Flash [PDF]
Inside this edition:
- Member city activities
- Report by Executive Advisor
- Request to implement initiatives outlined in the Mayors for Peace Action Plan
17 March 2022
Message on the Tragic War in Ukraine [PDF]
By MATSUI Kazumi, President of Mayors for Peace - Mayor of Hiroshima
29 November 2021
Mayors of Peace News Flash [PDF]
Inside this edition:
- Children’s Art Competition “Peaceful Towns” 2021
- Mayors for Peace member cities - 8,054 cities in 165 countries/regions
- Report by Executive Advisor
27 October 2021
Mayors of Peace News Flash [PDF]
Inside this edition:
- Events Commemorating 2021 International Day of Peace
- Release of a new webpage: "Nuclear Disarmament Archive"
10 August 2021
To mark 76 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Mayor Taue of Nagasaki, Japan delivered the year's Peace Declaration at the Nagasaki Peace Ceremony on the 10 August 2021.
Read the Nagasaki Peace Declaration.
21 August 2021
Mayors of Peace News Flash [PDF]
Inside this edition:
- Commemorative events around the world marking 76 years since the atomic bombings
- A closer look at the “World’s Nuclear Warheads Count in 2021” Part 2, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA)
- Peace news from Hiroshima (provided by the Hiroshima Peace Media Center of the CHUGOKU SHIMBUN)
30 September 2021
Mayors for Peace News Flash (September 2021)
Inside this edition:
- Messages of support for our new PX Vision
- Video Message from the President of Mayors for Peace at the UN High Level Forum on The Culture of Peace
- Report on Mayors for Peace Youth Webinar for Peace Action