Annual Report

2014

Contents

3Message from the Secretary General

4Network Building

6Capacity Building

8Peace Spirituality

10Advocacy and Campaigning

13Financial Results

14Member Organisations

16Donors

18Board Members, Staff, Volunteers

Message from theSecretary General

Dear Pax Christi members and friends,

2014 marked the centennial of the beginning of World War I, a conflict in which around 10 million people died – of which seven million were civilians. There were many commemorations worldwide throughout the year and the anniversary was approached from many perspectives. However, the memory of that violence and those lives lost did not prevent the eruption of serious violent conflicts in several regions of the world. Even Europe saw the development of an armed conflict within its boundaries: The crisis in Ukraine.

We live in a world of complexity and contrasts, where financial resources are available for heavy military and defence budgets but where resources are insufficient to effectively tackle humanitarian crises. A world in which even religion is invoked by some as a justification of extreme violence. Too frequently, uncertainty creates space for fear and violence, in such a way that we have become used to them.

In this world we keep struggling to answer some questions: How should we live together? How should we build peace? How should we manage to save our humankind and our planet?

Pax Christi believes that nonviolence is a real and viable option to the world of violent conflict in which we live. However, we are also convinced that there is very little political will to explore its potential. Theodore Roszak wrote, “People try nonviolence for a week, and when it ‘doesn’t work’ they go back to violence, which hasn’t worked for centuries.”

We really need to give peace a chance. We have to create real spaces for nonviolence: economic, political, social. And we have to open our doors to hope. Hope can make the unthinkable possible; hope can restore life even after deadly conflicts.

Let me share a story I heard from Marie Dennis, our International Co-President: A few years ago I visited a small village in the Shamali Valley outside of Kabul – a few tents and a house or two populated by families trying to reclaim life after years living as refugees in Pakistan. The narrow pathway to one of the small houses was lined with stones painted half red and half white. The white half of the stones marking the pathway faced in, indicated that the path itself was cleared of landmines. The red half of the stones pointed out to the rest of the yard around the house, indicated that there could well be landmines buried there. How a family with children and animals can survive in such a situation is beyond me. They, like all their neighbors, were trying to eke out an existence in a geography riddled with landmines and unexploded ordinance, including bomblets from cluster bombs. Hope in the village was clearly present. What else could have driven those few courageous families to return? But it was hard to pin down. The vineyards were bursting with life, laden with grapes; they also were riddled with landmines. Deminers were carefully inching their way down the rows of grapevines, slowly pushing back the fear, the terrible threat of violence to make room for life.Work toward the New Creation, work for peace is like that – slowly pushing back the fear, the terrible threat of violence, the reality of social injustice to make room for life.

In multiple ways, Pax Christi International’s Member Organisations are making room for hope and life through comprehensive peace.

José Henríquez

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NetworkBuilding

Pax Christi builds up structures and develops ways that enable better use of strengths and opportunities within the network.

Regional Network Building

In order to facilitate increased connections and exchanges of knowledge and experience at the regional level and across regions – within and beyond the Pax Christi Global Network – the International Secretariat launched a process to develop a comprehensive map of peace-related capacities already present among all Members Organisations. The capacity map of the African Organisations was completed in 2014; it is a map of our 38 member organisations present in 13 countries.

Inspiring Peace:Pax Christi around the World

During a trip to the USA in September, Pax Christi International Co-Presidents Marie Dennis and Bishop Kevin Dowling, along with Secretary General José Henríquez, discussed the work of Catholic peacemakers in many of the world’s conflict areas at special events in the mid-Atlantic region and in New York City. Pax Christi leaders also presented the movement’s work for peace in an event entitled “Inspiring Peace: Pax Christi’s Work in a Violent World” at the Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University. A special event “Pax Christi around the World” was also sponsored by Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore and hosted by the St. Rose of Lima and the St. Francis of Assisi Pax Christi groups.

Connecting with Religious and Traditional Peacemakers Worldwide

Pax Christi International became part of the Advisory Group of the Network of Religious and Traditional Peacemakers. Initiated by the UN Mediation Support Unit, the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Religions for Peace, and Finn Church Aid, the network brings together actors to provide global support for grassroots to international peace and peacebuilding efforts. The aim of the Network is to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of peace focused efforts through collaboratively supporting and strengthening the positive role of religious and traditional actors in peace and peacebuilding processes.

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In 2014, Pax Christi Aotearoa-New Zealand sought to deepen the consciousness and outreach of its reflections on Peace by reinforcing collaboration with like-minded groups, such as the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ social justice agency, Caritas Aotearoa-New Zealand, Amnesty International, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and others.

Pax Christi Flanders took the lead in the conceptual restructuring of the Flemish Peace Week, turning it into the Pax Christi Peace Weeks. In the new format, the peace weeks will bring together peace organisations, public institutions and activists in a wide range of resource-gathering, awareness-raising and peace-related activities. In 2014 the Flemish Peace Week focused on the “no hate speech” in line with the Council of Europe campaign.

European Networking

As member of the Brussels-based European peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), Pax Christi International contributed actively to various policy-debates held by the EPLO platform throughout 2014, including on the role of the Holy See in promoting peace; mediation and transitional justice; UN’s Responsibility to Protect agenda; the peace processes in the Philippines; and the conflicts in Syria, Gaza and Ukraine.

Pax Christi took part in the meeting of the NGO Committee on Peace in Vienna, a forum for exchange of information and views on peace issues among NGO representatives and various departments of the UN and its specialised agencies. During the meeting it provided input for discussion to plan major 2014 commemorations, e.g. World War I (100 years), World War II (75 years), the fall of the Berlin Wall (25 years), and the Peace Event in Sarajevo.

The fight against racism and discrimination remained at the forefront of Pax Christi Wallonie-Bruxelles’ activity in 2014. The Belgian section strengthened cooperation with policy-makers, teachers and the general public, in particular with diaspora groups, and sought to provide a platform for dialogue and reconciliation for different migrant communities living in Belgium.

Civilian activism and supporting civil society in conflict-affected areas were important aspects in the work of PAX Netherlands in 2014. Throughout the year, 71 PAX peace “embassies” organised over 400 activities facilitating networking for more than 11,000 people. Initiatives by civilian groups were supported in Kosovo, South Sudan, Sudan, DR Congo, Uganda, Colombia, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine/Israel.

Pax Christi Germany continued sending volunteers to the Holy Land to participate in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) managed by the World Council of Churches. The EAPPI accompanies Palestinians and Israelis in their non-violent struggle, and supports their efforts to end the occupation. The German section also continued sending young volunteers to support peace-related projects in several countries.

In line with its priorities, Pax Christi USA fostered networking and collaboration opportunities with peace-related organisations and networks in the country, such as Justice for Immigrants, the Faith Forum on Middle East Policy, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, the Peace Tax Fund, and the Pax Christi International’s Washington Working Group.

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Capacity Building

Peace Event Sarajevo:100 years after World War I

The Pax Christi sections and the International Secretariat had a vibrant presence at the Peace Event Sarajevo, a conference bringing together local, regional, European and international organisations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I. In addition to organising workshops on transformative justice, the role of faith-based organisations in peacebuilding, and campaigning for disarmament, Pax Christi also held its International Board Meeting, its Annual General Meeting, and a series of joint events, including a meeting with representatives of the Global Network of Religions for Children.

Community-based reintegration of ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region

The International Secretariat, in collaboration with Pax Christi Flanders and African Member Organisations, launched the third phase of a project for the reintegration of ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region. In Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, demobilized ex-combatants followed training on active nonviolence and social integration, and have now started to set up small income-generating projects that will help bring forward their reintegration into the community. The project has also strengthened the capacities of local Member Organisations as they work for peace in a region immersed in several conflicts.

Nonviolent approaches to conflicts related to extractive projects

Initiatives to further develop and strengthen Member Organisations’ capacities to achieve the goals of the Pax Christi Global Strategic Framework continued in 2014. In Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Secretariat took forward the pilot project started in October 2013 to accompany local communities of Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru experiencing conflicts created by extractive projects in order to strengthen their capacities to transform conflicts through active nonviolence.

Pax Christi facilitates structured connection and exchange of knowledge between members to share know how of peace building.

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In June 2014, Pax Christi USA hosted a leadership summit bringing together its 16 regional coordinators, the Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team, the National Council and the National Staff, to reflect, discuss and work on a revised Vision Statement.

Pax Christi Aotearoa-New Zealand co-organised a series of seminars and workshops on regional issues such as the situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka, the elections in Fiji, and commemorations related to the Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific movement, including assessment of current self-determination issues. Another workshop on West Papua was held in association with the West Papua Action Auckland group.

More than 600 people have already taken part in intensive courses on the origins of Pax Christi and on ways to foster conflict transformation organised by Pax Christi Flanders in 2014. With its “Theatre of the Oppressed” project, the Flemish

section has successfully managed to make hidden or overlooked forms of injustice visible, pressing for social and political change.

Through workshops and educational activities, Pax Christi Wallonie-Bruxelles addressed the specificities of multicultural school environments, the inherent social challenges and concrete ways to deal with them. Further initiatives were aimed at assessing different migrant groups’ perceptions of one another, and best ways to overcome daily tensions for a peaceful co-existence in Belgium. In addition to an international youth summer camp allowing participants to share and exchange ideas on how to make societies fairer and more respectful of human rights, Pax Christi Italy held a series of workshops on nonviolence for trainers, teachers and educators.

Pax Christi UK organised workshops for young people in schools, parishes,

and at youth events across England and Wales. These workshops encouraged critical reflection on issues of peace and nonviolence and the role of peacemaking as part of the Christian life.

Pax Christi Australia initiated the Anzac Centenary Coalition, a campaign to “retell the Australian narrative” by presenting a view of history which is an alternate view to the one officially promoted. Several public fora were held. Resources disseminated included a set of lessons “The Enduring Effects of War” for mid-high school students.

Pax Christi Philippines conducted workshops on justice and peace education. Participants were teachers from Catholic schools who engaged in discussions on issues such as arms control, disarmament, respect for diversity, and economic justice from the perspective of the Catholic social teaching.

Teach-In for Justice

Pax Christi International Co-President Marie Dennis was a guest speaker at the USA Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, an annual gathering for members of the Ignatian family (Jesuit institutions) to come together in the context of social justice

and solidarity to learn, reflect, pray, network, and advocate together. The 2014 gathering had the special opportunity to honor the martyrs of El Salvador on the 25th anniversary of their assassination.

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Peace Spirituality

Holy Land Coordination

In January, Pax Christi attended the 15th annual meeting of the Holy Land Coordination in Bethlehem. Mandated by the Holy See, the group’s meeting is a special action of solidarity with the Christian community there and a time for sharing the pastoral life of the local Church as it experiences intense political and social-economic pressure. Key components of the 2014 programme were a visit to the Gaza Strip and the Cremisan valley.

Days of Prayer andAction for Colombia

Pax Christi International supported the implementation of the Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, an important action for unity and peace in the country, held every year in April. Martha Inés Romero, Latin American coordinator was a member of the coordination group.

Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe

In May, Pax Christi International and the Churches Twinning the Hague (Netherlands) met in Warsaw, Poland, to explore networking opportunities and have conversations on inter-religious dialogue and cooperation with different partners such as KIK Warsaw. Participants addressed timely geopolitical issues such as the situation in Ukraine, including the role of the church in the transformative process in the country, the Russian Federation, Belorussia, Poland in relation to the European Union, and NATO.

Pax Christi International Peace Award

The 2014 Pax Christi International Peace Award was presented to the Jesuit Refugee Service Syria for its outstanding dedication in providing emergency relief to Syrians since the war began in 2011. The Award Ceremony took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the presence of JRS Syria representatives Fr. Ken Gavin, Fr. Ziad Hilal, and Fr. Mourad Abou Seif.

Pax Christi promotes reflection throughout the international network in order to articulate a vibrant spirituality and theology of peace.

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Pax Christi International Co-President Bishop Kevin Dowling UK Speaking Tour

In June, Pax Christi International Co-President Bishop Kevin Dowling (South Africa) undertook a week‐long speaking tour in the UK. Bishop Dowling spoke in Edinburgh, Birmingham and London on topics related to “The Joy of the Gospel – as seen in the lives of Denis Hurley, Oscar Romero, and Pope Francis”. Most notable was “The Tablet Lecture” at Westminster Cathedral Hall where a full house gave him a standing ovation for his address: “From South to North: Lessons from the Church in the developing world”. Bishop Dowling’s commitment to marginalised people in his own diocese and to peace in violence-torn countries as co-president of Pax Christi International engaged and inspired the audience.

Pax Christi UK held a four-week call for prayer, fasting and action for peace in the Middle East, inviting members and supporters to join in solidarity, to fast and pray for those suffering in Palestine/Israel, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Libya and other places. Pax Christi UK members undertook the fast to offer prayerful encouragement to the many ongoing peace talks and negotiations and as a small act of solidarity with those whose lives are destroyed by war. Pax Christi UK also produced “The Catholic Church and Nuclear Weapons”, a resource for prayer and reflection on the moral and humanitarian aspects of nuclear weapons, inviting discussion on how Christians should respond to government policies that promote weapons-based security.

To mark the First World War’s 100th anniversary, Pax Christi Flanders held a series of peace vigils in different symbolic locations in the ‘Flanders Fields’ and published a paper on “Peace Efforts and the Role of Religion

during the ‘Great War’”. The Flemish section has also undertaken a series of inter-religious initiatives and has facilitated encounter and dialogue between believers and non-believers.

In 2014, Pax Christi Aotearoa-New Zealand set out to develop a Peace Liturgy Booklet consisting of group liturgies to mark specific peace-related days or events. The committee entrusted with the planning and implementation of this project has managed to recruit a wide range of members and supporters of different religious denominations to propose and prepare liturgies for significant days and events appropriate for New Zealand.

Pax Christi Italy held workshops on peace education in ecclesial contexts, as well as trainings on “Trinity as base for the education of relationships” for educators, parents, religion teachers, catechists, members of church groups and all those with educational responsibilities. These

activities entailed reflection and prayer, sharing of experiences, games, exercises, nonviolent role-play, ecological communication and theater of the oppressed, with the aim to stimulate personal involvement within group dynamics and create space for creativity and confidence.

The “Peace Candle for Bethlehem” annual Christmas campaign of Pax Christi Austria sought to raise awareness about the situation of people in Bethlehem, Palestine, to encourage reflection and prayer as a sign of solidarity with them. Pax Christi Austria also attended the ceremony of the consecration of a Peace Bell dedicated to Franz Jägerstätter and his wife Franziska, in the Holy Family parish in Linz.

Pax Christi Peru participated in a series of vigils and prayer campaigns for climate justice, as well as in the Summit of the Peoples, organised in the context of the Lima Climate Change Conference in December 2014.

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Advocacy and Campaigning

Advocating for peace negotiations in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The renewed spiral of violence between Israel and Palestine was of particular concern to the Pax Christi International network in 2014. The International Secretariat and many Pax Christi sections issued several statements expressing deep concern about the loss of civilian lives in the Gaza crisis, and calling for a negotiated end to the conflict.

Call to Actionfor a Just Peace in Syria

The ongoing conflict in Syria remained one of Pax Christi’s advocacy priorities in 2014. As the war in Syria entered its 3rd year, Pax Christi International launched a worldwide Lenten campaign – Encountering Peace – to express solidarity with the Syrian people and promote a negotiated solution to the extreme crisis gripping the country. Pax Christi members around the world joined in fasting and prayer in parishes, schools and religious communities, advocating for an end to violence and a successful “encounter for peace” at the negotiations table.

Solidarity with Religious Minorities in Iraq

As the progression of violence in Iraq commanded the attention of the world, Pax Christi International voiced its concern over the forced exodus of the Christian community from the Iraqi city of Mosul following ISIS threats. The peace movement called policy makers to look into ways to protect civilians and to engage in the conflict using a “just peace” framework.

The Crisis in Ukraine

As violent unrest escalated in Ukraine, Pax Christi International called upon religious leaders in Ukraine and in the Russian Federation to act as mediators and bridge-builders, bringing people together instead of dividing them, and support nonviolent conflict resolution.

Pax Christi articulates a clear message to international decision-makers on policies that affect the lives of people living in situations of violent conflict.

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Nuclear Weapons and the International Context

Active involvement in the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference was reinforced through calls towards nuclear weapons states to fulfil their Non-Proliferation Treaty commitments for disarmament, as well as through participation in several joint civil society initiatives pledging for more awareness-raising measures on the consequences of nuclear weapons, the promotion of faith traditions to avoid these weapons and a strengthening of the legislation pertaining to these issues. The International Secretariat and many of the Pax Christi sections also took part in the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.

Campaign toStop Killer Robots

Pax Christi International joined the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a global coalition of 54 international, regional, and national NGOs in 25 countries, calling for a pre-emptive and comprehensive ban on the development, production, and use of killer robots. More than 70 religious leaders and faith-based organisations have signed an interreligious declaration - initiated by PAX in cooperation with Pax Christi International - calling on states to work towards a global ban on fully autonomous weapons.

Disarmament for Sustainable Development

Pax Christi International joined the Disarmament for Sustainable Development Campaign, an initiative pressing for an end to the over-funding of military establishments and for the creation of new funds to tackle human insecurity and common threats to the planet. Pax Christi sections marked the Global Day of Action on Military Spending on 14 April, with campaigns and awareness-raising activities geared towards domestic policy changes.

Pax Christi and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

At the meeting of States Parties Pax Christi underlined the need of creating an “open ended working group” and a multidisciplinary global observatory as mechanisms to review relevant scientific and technological developments and to strengthening cooperation among states. Pax Christi brought to the attention of the participants that the Ebola outbreak demonstrated the inability of the international community to protect citizens in affected African countries against infectious diseases and their disruptive effects on their societies. This experience allows drawing serious consequences for scenarios of populations exposed to danger as a result of the violation of the Convention.

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A Pax Christi Italy delegation travelled to Palestine to express solidarity with those suffering in the Gaza Strip and to urge the Israeli government to stop the ongoing military escalation in the region. Pax Christi France called on the French government to increase assistance for civilians affected by the Israel-Palestine conflict and to strive towards creating conditions for a reasonable coexistence. Pax Christi USA called on the US Congress to help stop violence, end the blockade and foster a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians. Pax Christi Germany continued its campaign Occupation tastes bitter demanding unambiguous labelling of goods originating from Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory. Pax Christi Montréal organised a peace vigil in Toronto in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Pax Christi Austria petitioned the Austrian government to double the quota of Syrian asylum seekers intake and to speed up the administrative procedures related to the approval of asylum requests. Pax Christi Italy urged the Italian government to facilitate dialogue and a non-violent political solution to the Syria crisis. Pax Christi USA co-signed letters to the US Administration urging nonviolent alternatives to address the Islamic State (ISIS) as well as more responsibility in protecting Syrian citizens from drone strikes. In its “Iraq & Syria Alert” series, PAX Netherlands stressed that “a response to ISIS must be inclusive in character, with a long-term objective of legitimate and responsive governments in Iraq and Syria.”

Pax Christi USA unequivocally rejected plans for US military intervention in Iraq, whereas Pax Christi Germany urged the recall of German arms supplies to the Kurdish

party to the conflict. Pax Christi Aotearoa-New Zealand joined partners in writing submissions, holding vigils and expressing dissatisfaction with the decision of the national government to send military personnel to Iraq to train combatants to oppose the Islamic State. Pax Christi Wallonie-Bruxelles and Pax Christi Flanders asked the Belgian Government for concrete action against the spiral of violence in Northern Iraq. Pax Christi France called on decision makers not to forget Iraqi people, notably the religious minorities facing persecution. Pax Christi Flanders set up the anti-war platform “Peace for Ukraine” with the vision of a negotiated solution to the conflict griping the country, based on respect, dialogue and non-violence. Pax Christi Austria called upon the Austrian government to adopt a neutral role and to take the non-affiliation to military alliances seriously. While expressing concern about the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Pax Christi France called on citizens to stand in solidarity and prayer with the Ukrainian people.

In June, PAX published The Dark Side of Coal, a detailed report on the human rights violations related to coal mining in Colombia. Following an intensive public campaign, PAX succeeded in getting the “blood

coal” issue on the political agenda of the Dutch government. In South Sudan, PAX facilitated the peace negotiations between the South Sudanese government and General David Yau Yau, a Murle rebel leader from Jonglei State. The peace treaty concluded on 9 May 2014 and it has resulted in greater security in Jonglei.

Pax Christi Germany is among the initiators of an important campaign against German arms exports. A petition in favour of a total ban on weapons exports to be included in the German constitution gathered almost 100,000 signatures, and was discussed in the petition committee of the German Bundestag.

As one of the initiators of Rethink Trident, a project which brings together churches, trade unions and peace organisations with the purpose to call for cancellation of Trident, UK’s nuclear weapons programme, Pax Christi UK has managed to secure the support of six Catholic Bishops who endorsed the Rethink Trident statement.

Pax Christi Philippines joined the “Salubungan para sa Kapayapaan” (peace encounter) aimed at refreshing the public’s mind that Moros also have their share of victimization in history, that Moros are also Filipinos and that they want peace. Pax Christi Philippines is supportive of the peace process.

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Financial ResultsBalance Sheet 2014

ASSETSFixed AssetsTangible Fixed Assets: Machinery and InvestmentsFinancial Fixed Assets: Guarantees

Liquid AssetsShort Term ReceivablesCash & BankAccrued Income and Deferred Charges

Total Assets:LIABILITIESReservesFinancial Surplus/Deficit

Provisions

Amounts PayableAccrued Charges and Deferred income

Total Liabilities:

Income andExpenditure Account 2014

INCOMEMembership Fees GrantsDonations and Major Donors

Total Income:

EXPENDITURERent and UtilitiesGeneral Administration: Operational & Personnel ExpensesCommunications, Publications and Printing

Networking and Capacity Building:* Strengthening the Global Pax Christi Network* Nonviolent Conflict Transformation in Latin America* Regional Networking Building in Africa* Community-based reintegration of Ex-Combatantsin the Great Lakes of Africa

Advocacy, work with coalitions and international representationTotal Expenditure:

Financial Year Surplus

7.681,87 € 5.426,47 €

595.621,23 € 112.511,61 € 43.680,07 €

32.402,21 € -22.909,32 €

274.530,50 €

55.126,69 €425.771,17 €

237.459,82 €322.493,63 €

97.340,22 €

47.708,88 €

244.630,27 €57.687,84 €

118.954,08 €

64.605,23 €24.446,58 €19.362,69 €

65.852,08 €

$ 9.326,56 $ 6.588,28

$ 723.143,74 $ 136.600,35

$ 53.031,97

$ 39.339,52 $ -27.814,21

$ 333.307,49

$ 66.929,31$ 516.928,79

$ 288.299,97$ 391.539,51$ 118.180,76

$ 57.923,35$ 297.005,61

$ 70.038,81

$ 144.422,15

$ 78.437,21$ 29.680,59$ 23.508,24

$ 79.951,01

Euros

13.108,34 €

751.812,91 €764.921,25 €

9.492,89 €

274.530,50 €

480.897,86 €764.921,25 €

657.293,67 €

643.247,65 €

14.046,02 €

US Dollars

$ 15.914,84

$ 912.776,06$ 928.690,90

$ 11.525,31

$ 333.307,49

$ 538.858,10$ 928.690,90

$ 798.020,24

$ 780.966,97

$ 17.053,27

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Member Organisations

Dominican Republic Centro Dominicano de Asesoría e Investigaciones Legales

El Salvador Tutela Legal del Arzobispado - Comisión Arquidiocesana de Justicia y Paz

Guatemala Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo

Haiti Commission Episcopale Nationale Justice et Paix d’Haiti Pax Christi Port-au-Prince

Mexico Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolome de las Casas

Peru Pax Christi Perú

Puerto Rico Pax Christi Puerto Rico

United States of America Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Pax Christi USA

Asia & PacificAustralia Pax Christi Australia

Bangladesh Bangladesh Inter-Religious Council for Peace and Justice Hotline Human Rights Bangladesh

India Documentation, Research and Training Centre Initiatives in Development, Empowerment and Awareness Society National Commission for Justice, Peace and Development of India

Chemchemi Ya Ukweli Peace Tree Network People for Peace in Africa

Liberia Development Education Network

Mali Initiative Malienne Pax Christi pour le Développement

Rwanda Association Modeste et Innocent Pax Christi Groupe de Paroisse Busogo

South Africa Denis Hurley Peace Institute SA Catholic Bishops’ Conference Justice and Peace Department

Sudan Holy Trinity Peace Village Kuron

Uganda Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative Justice and Peace Commission, Archdiocese of Gulu Kotido Peace Initiative

Americas & CaribbeanBrazil Comissão Pastoral da Terra

Canada Pax Christi Montréal Pax Christi Toronto

Chile Servicio Paz y Justicia

Colombia Comisión de Justicia: Solidaridad y Paz de la Conferencia de Religiosos Mayores Red Nacional de Iniciativas Ciudadanas por la Paz y contra la Guerra

AfricaBurundi Centre Jeunes Kamenge Commission Justice et Paix Episcopale Burundi Nduwamahoro Non-Violent Actif

Cameroon ACERAC-Justice et Paix Cercle International pour la Promotionde la Création

Chad Commission Justice et Paix Episcopale Tchad

DR Congo Centre d’Information et d’Animation Missionnaire Afrique Commission Justice et Paix Episcopale DR Congo Groupe Jérémie Bukavu Groupe Justice et Libération Groupe Lotus Groupe Universitaire Butembo Les Amis de Nelson Mandelapour la Défense des Droits Humains Ligue des Femmes pour le Développement et l’Education à la Démocratie Nous Sommes Frères / Pax Christi Bukavu Pax Christi Bukavu Pax Christi Goma Pax Christi Kikwit Pax Christi Uvira Réseau ‘Jeunes dans le Monde pour la Paix’ Réseau des Femmes pour un Développement Associatif

Ethiopia Interfaith Peace Building Initiative Research Centre for Development and Education

Ivory Coast Centre de Recherche et d’Action pour la Paix

Kenya Amani Communities Africa

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Save Green Vasai Movement (Harit Vasai Saurakshan Samiti)

Indonesia Forum Masyarakat Katolik Indonesia Jarigan Mutra Perempuan (Women Partnership Networking)

Japan Japan Catholic Council for Justice and Peace

Aotearoa/New Zealand Pax Christi Aotearoa New Zealand

Pakistan National Commission for Justice and Peace of Pakistan

Philippines Pax Christi Pilipinas

South Korea Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea

Sri Lanka Human Rights and Media Resource Centre

Taiwan Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Desk, Association of Major Superiors

Thailand Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of Thailand Jesuit Refugee Service Asia Pacific

EuropeAustria Pax Christi Austria

Belgium Pax Christi Flanders Pax Christi Wallonie-Bruxelles

Croatia Association of Citizens of the Peace School Udruga Gradjana Skole Mire Centre for Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights

CyprusMaronite Youth of Cyprus

France Centre de Recherche sur la Paix Pax Christi France

Germany Pax Christi Germany

Ireland Kerry Diocesan Justice, Peace and Creation Committee Pax Christi Ireland

Italy Pax Christi Italy

Luxemburg Pax Christi Luxemburg

Netherlands PAX

Poland Klub Inteligencji Katolickiej Warszawa

Portugal Pax Christi Portugal

Russian Federation House of Peace and Non-violence Interchurch Partnership Apostolic City – Nevskaya Perspective Regional Civic Initiative – Right to Life and Human Dignity Soldiers’ Mothers St. Petersburg

Slovakia Pax Christi Bratislava – Pezinok

Sweden Life and Peace Institute

Switzerland Pax Christi Switzerland

United Kingdom Pax Christi UK

Middle EastEgypt Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services

Jordan Arab Women Media Center

Lebanon Association Justice et Miséricorde Lebanese Association for Civil Rights

Palestine Arab Educational Institute Library on Wheels for Non-Violence and Peace

International Religious Congregations Istituto Suore della Presentazione di Maria (PM) Sisters of Mercy of the Americas (RSM) Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC) Sisters of Mary Reparatrix (SMR) Suore della Carità Cristiana (SCC) Suore Francescane Figlie del Sacri Santi Cuori di Gesù e Maria (FCJM) Missionari del Sacro Cuore di Gesù (MSC) Suore Missionarie Comboniane (SMC) Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) Missionari della Compagnia di Maria (SMM) School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) Frères de la Charité (FC) Siervas de San José (SSJ) Missionary Society of St Columban (SSC) Misioneras Mercedarias de Bérriz (MMB) Figlie di Nostra Signora delle Missioni (RNDM) Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice (FMA)

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DonorsGrantsAdveniat, GermanyBroederlijk Delen, BelgiumDevelopment and Peace, CanadaMisereor, GermanyMissio, GermanyMissionszentrale der Franziskaner, GermanyPrivate FoundationsUNESCO

Individual and Institutional Donors1

We are deeply grateful for the generosity of thefollowing individual donors and institutions:

US$ 25.000 and Above Mary and Vic Doucette Msgr. Kevin Dowling Kelly Dunn Filles de Marie de l’Assomption (Canada)Francescane Missionarie del Cuore Immacolato di Maria Frappant (Belgium)Jo Marie Griesgraber Catherine Grosso and Stephen Gasteyer Tom Healey José Henríquez Joseph and Nancy Kunkel Steve and Susan Kute Marilu MacCarthy Kevin and Patricia Moser McCarthy Robert and Lois MerrillDennis and Lori O’Donnell Pax Christi VlaanderenMargaret and Fred Schellenberg Carl Siebentritt Società delle Missioni Africane Sœurs de la Charité d’OttawaSœurs de Sainte-Anne (Canada)Sœurs Ursulines de QuébecSuore della Caritá di Gesù Suore Missionarie della Consolata Suore della Presentazione di Maria

Up to US$ 999Ellen Abell Barbara and John Ahearne Pauline Albright

Sheryl Anderson Paul Arthur Patricia Balestra Dale Barton Robert Beloin Susan Benfield Candace Bertotti Mary Lou Betzing John and Ann-Eda Blache Barbara Blauvelt Nicholas Bodnar Robert and Carla Bolland Barbara Born John and Ann Breihan Kathleen and Richard Brentin Richard Bresnahan Elaine Brockman Brinton and Phyllis Brown Stephen Brown Thomas Browne Marianne Burkhard Barbara Cabrera-Holtz Cristiana CalabreseMolly and James Ted Cameron Mary Ann and Tom Campbell Josephine Caratelli Dianne and Eric Carroll Susan Carvell Sharon Charde Peggy Chevalier George and Ruth Chippendale Brandt Chvirko Thomas Cleary Susan Conlin Mary Conway and Dennis HoulihanJudy Coode Bob Cooke Robert and Patricia Crabtree John and Mercedes Craughwell Juanita Cullen Diana Cyganovich Ramon and Barbara Datz Lucyna De Barbaro Anthony De Cristofaro David and Kathleen Deal Judy and Fred Degnan Alfred and Melissa Di Leonardo

Victoria BeynonBill Lankford and CASEP

US$ 10.000 to 24.999Mary and Gary BeckerAnn and George Hunter Jurate Kazickas and Roger Altman

US$ 5.000 to 9.999Francescane Missionarie di Maria Sally and Al Galiani Matthew Marquardt Misioneras Mercedarias de BérrizSuore della Sacra Famiglia – Bordeaux

US$ 1.000 to 4.999Mustafa AliCarmen ArtigasEd Boenisch Bill Brennan Robert Brezinski Bill and Cindi Broydrick Cardinal Bernardus Alfrink Peace FundW. Robert Abbot and Claire CifaloglioCongregazione del Cuore Immacolato di MariaMyrtle Hendricks Corrales and Art Corrales Marie Dennis Martha and Frank Diebold 1 U.S. contributions are received through the Pax Christi Fund for Peace, a non-profit, tax exempt 501c3 organization incorporated in the United States to support the work of Pax Christi International.

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Diane DulinJulia Dietz Michael and Elizabeth Dirr Sylvia Diss Karen Dosemagen PJ and Amy Edwards Ariane Eicke Joseph Eldridge Rhonda Eldridge Leslie Evers Joan and John Ewing Matthew FergusonFilles de Jésus (Canada)Marka Fisher Shenandoah Gale Donna Galetovich Fred Galluccio Christopher GlickWilliam and Jean Graustein Fund Mark Griffith Agnes Gwyn John and Barbara Hall Jo Hanssens Nancy Hartnagel Melanie Havelin Michael Hay Sara and John Hebeler Dan and Peggy Hebert Thomas Heck John Holden and Mary Beaudoin Charles and Megan Hookey Bill and Terry Howells Patricia and Paul Judd Catherine Kamper and Mary Sheridan Edward Kansa Mary Kay and Paul KantzJosephine Kay Diana Keenan Alexia Kelley Gary and Virginia Kirwin Marian Klymkowsky Bernard and Carole Kopera Lawrence and Trina Lang Elizabeth Lattanzi Harriet and Michael J. Leahy Paul Leingang Kristie Lenzen Louis and Betty Leresche Patricia Levins Angelyn Lewis Jill Litchfield

Suzanne Long Dennis and Pam Lucey Mary Lucio Antonia Malone Nancy Maloney Sr. Christina Grace Malonzo Adriene and John Manhard Martha MargarideMaryknoll Office for Global Concerns Mafalda Marrocco Anthony Masalonis William and Nancy Mathias Judith May Collen and Aimee MayerThomas McCarthy Sally McClean William McGrath Nancy and Bob McIntosh Mary Lou and Ken Melley John and Evelyn Mercantini Michael and Amanda Messinger Paul and Lynda Metzger Christina Micula Missionaries of the Precious Blood (Canada)Marian and Bill Monahan Robert Moran Peter and Janet Muenks Michele Murdock and Peter Stein Dianne and Ed Murray Harold Nelson Michael and Carol Nemanich Stephanie Niedringhaus Ron Novak and Paula Hillery Grace Nuber Mary Beth Nygaard Dennis O’Connor Bruce and Nellie Ohr Szymon Olesiak Ed and Sue Olsen Dianna Ortiz Kathleen Osbelt Mark Ozawa Scott Page Mary Paris John and Kate Parrish Richard and Susan Parry Maria Pascual Margaret Patterson Marilyn Paul-LewisPax Christi AustriaPax Christi France

Pax Christi GermanyPax Christi UKKevin Pence Fr. Jan Peters Tom Pinter Sarah Pola Patricia Pusey Gerald and Sandra Putman Florence Quinn Agnes and Andrew Reed Rev. Robert Richter Mark and Carlene Riehle Rev. Rene RobertKerry Robinson (Raskob Foundation) Julia Jean Robinson Wiltrud Roesch-MetzlerDan and Ann Ruggaber Rosemary Russo Jean Sammon Mary Sanady Thomas Sauline Kathleen Saunders Aaron Schaal Mike and Judy Schaeffer Ron and Linda Schaefer Kathleen and Charles Schehl Mary Ellen Schehl Florence Schmitt Helen Schroeder Rev. Raymond Schroth Rosa Scott Sr. Mary Jo Selinsky Leonore SeufererSisters of Mercy of the AmericasJames and Dori Smith Mariah Snyder Mary Bea Snyder Società del Sacro Cuore di Gesù “S. Sofia Barat”Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Canada) Sœurs de la Charité de Saint-Louis (Canada)Sœurs des Saint Noms de Jésus et de Marie (Canada)Doug and Patricia Spaulding Michael and Mary Anne Stanton Michele Murdock and Peter Stein Clarice Stewart Patricia Stone Melissa Su Tim and Karen Sullivan

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Board Members, Staff, Volunteers

BoardMarie Dennis, Co-PresidentMsgr. Kevin Dowling, Co-PresidentFr. Jan Peters, SJ, TreasurerMustafa AliCarmen ArtigasAntal BalogCristiana CalabreseAnn FarrSr. Filo Hirota, MMBRania MurraWiltrud Roesch-MetzlerFr. Neles Tebay

StaffBart Cornelis, AdministrationJosé Henríquez, Secretary GeneralRamona Kundt, CommunicationsFr. Paul Lansu, AdvocacyMartha Inés Romero, Latin America and Caribbean CoordinationGreet Vanaerschot, Deputy Secretary General

Representatives to Intergovernmental OrganisationsAfrican UnionAmb. Mussie Hailu

Council of EuropeJean-Pierre RibautGérard Valette

UN GenevaRobert De VianaTrevor GriffithsEnrique Sierra

UN New YorkElizabeth BegleyMadeline LabriolaMary McDonaldCheryl MorrisseyPatrick Ryan

UN ViennaElisabeth JungmeierFranz SchneckenleithnerHelga Tiffinger

UNESCOColette Petit

VolunteersAlessia CalderaloIsabella EisenbergArianna GambaVeselina GeorgievaEmma Hansen

Beth KenyonRosa María RomeroAlizé TaquoiViviane TatonLeo Van Bauwel

Suore Adoratrici del Santissimo SacramentoSuore di Carità Domenicane della Presentazione della S. VergineMary Swaykus St. Thomas More Chaplaincy Fund William Toller Richard and Carol Urban Joan Urbanczyk Stephen Urbanczyk Mark and Marie Van Lummel Greet VanaerschotNikki Vandergrinten Florence Voelker Roselyn Volkmer Tom and Sarah Wannemuehler Karen Weis Kershenstein Harold and Annette Weitzer Ann Welch Kathleen White Raoul and Judith Wientzen Rev. Eloise W. Wilding Paul and Kathy Williams Larry and Barbara Williford Margaret Wills Julie WolfWorld Council of ChurchesJudy and Paul Zacharias June Zhu and Tao Shen Alvin Zobel

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

We are also grateful for the generous contribution of the following persons: Fr. Drew Christiansen, SJJudy CoodeRobert CookeFr. Charles Currie, SJBetty Anne DonnellyJean DuffFr. Larry Hayes, OFMMarilu MacCarthyJudy MayotteFr. Kevin Mullen, OFMGerhilde MerzFr. Joseph Nangle, OFMKerry RobinsonSr. Gisèle Turcot, NDBC

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SUPPORT OUR WORKIf you would like to make a donation, please choose one of the following options:

Bank Transfer BNP Paribas Fortis:3 Boulevard Anspach, 1000 Brussels, BelgiumIBAN: BE71 0010 6660 9269BIC: GEBABEBB

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If you are in the US please donate through the Pax Christi Fund for Peace, a non-profit organisation incorporated in the United States to support Pax Christi’s work for peace worldwide.For details, please visit: www.paxchristifund.org

Send a check or money order made out to “Pax Christi Fund for Peace” to: Pax Christi Fund for Peace,415 Michigan Avenue, NE Box 16,Washington, DC 20017

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