STATEMENTS BY IID AND ITS NETWORKS
Press Releases ArchiveMyanmar Must Prioritize Protection of Civilians in Rakhine State, Address the Roots of the Conflict
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, people’s organisations and individuals, affirm our belief in peoples’ right to self-identification, and the primacy of dialogue and a politically-negotiated settlement in transforming conflicts. We express our deep...
‘Bakwit sa Syudad’ affirm primacy of dialogue; renew call to end Marawi crisis
Manila, Philippines -- A 25-member delegation of ‘bakwits’, or internally displaced peoples (IDPs), with various allied organisations and peace builders under the Mindanao PeaceWeavers (MPW) and All-Out Peace (AOP), flew to Manila to visit Congress to voice out the...
ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE 2017: Reassert our peace and human rights and resist authoritarian rule
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict – Southeast Asia (GPPAC-SEA), along with partners in the broad civil society and peace movement in the Philippines today join the world and the international community in celebrating the International Day of...
ASEAN urged to earnestly tackle ‘peace and security’; support peace accords in the Philippines, Myanmar
As the Philippines hosts the celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) today, the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) along with its allied networks, the Asia-Pacific Solidarity Coalition (APSOC) and...
Statement on the Assault on Marawi and the Declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.
The Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) condemns the terrorism and violence that has ripped through Marawi City these past days. We decry the needless loss of lives, the hostaging of innocents and the pillaging of property in the name of causes far removed...
Peace group lauds resumption of peace talks; Urge Government, NDFP to “strengthen civilian voice in the peace process”
Elated over the resumption of peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), as a result of back channel talks in Utrecht, The Netherlands Sunday, Mindanao-based...