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| The 49th PB voyage will leave Japan in late May for a 102 day circumnavigation of our globe. First up are the
ports of South-east Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The journey further on into the Mediterranean, Northern
Europe and the Americas will go to a total of 18 countries and through both the Suez and Panama canals. Participants
will engage in cultural, grass-roots level exchange with people from all corners of the world. Individuals and guest
speakers will contribute to create educational programmes highlighting conflict and its resolution both onboard and at
ports of call.
Travelling to South-east Asia we will be exposed to legacies of Japanese millitary aggression in the region during World War Two. The visit to Sri Lanka will highlight the island nation's ethnic tension and the ongoing peace process. Our journey of discovery will also take us to Jordan, Egypt and the Mediterranean, a crossroads of civilization since ancient times. The EU and North America still find themselves as major hubs for the movement of people and culture. How will two of the most powerful continents in this world face up to the challenges of increasing cross-border migration? The visit to New York will also coincide with the civil society initiated international conference of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) process at the United Nations headquarters. PB has been serving as the Northeast Asian Regional Secretariat since February 2004 and has been initiating a conflict prevention network with other NGO's in the Northeast Asia. This conference in New York will advocate an increased and more active role of civil society in international peace and security issues. Other themes to be covered include the effects of globalization on Central America, 'First Nation' or indigenous peoples' rights in North America. |
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