To mark Hiroshima 75, WCIA have launched the CND Cymru Archives on People’s Collection Wales – capturing 4 decades of activism by communities Wales-wide campaigning for the abolition of nuclear weapons. […]
Think piece: How can we create a better Wales post-Brexit?
A series of think pieces and podcasts has been announced by WCVA to focus on the future of well-being in Wales. Our CEO Susie Ventris-Field and Gethin Rhys from Cytûn, co wrote a think piece titled Responding to the climate emergency Challenges mentioned in the think piece include climate change, and […]
Our reaction to DFID and FCO merger plans
We are a member of the Wales Overseas Agencies Group (WOAG) and collectively released a statement about the merger below. If you would like to share worries, thoughts or concerns to feed into our future responses on this issue, please email centre@wcia.org.uk or tweet @wcia_wales. […]
Wales’ Armenian Genocide Memorial
Wales’ Armenian Genocide Memorial was the first UK monument to formally recognise the genocide between 1915 and 1923 that killed 600,000 to 1,500,000 ethnic Armenians. […]
Tribute to Lifelong Peacemaker Ifanwy Williams
It is with great sadness that the WCIA team learnt of the passing of lifelong peacemaker Ifanwy Williams, 98, from Porthmadog in Gwynedd on 20th March. Ifanwy may be familiar to Welsh internationalists beyond Snowdonia as the ‘face’ of the “Women War & Peace” Exhibition by WCIA, with documentary photographer […]
Update: Important information about upcoming events at the Temple of Peace
We are following Welsh Government and official Public Health Wales guidelines and as the Government is now recommending non-essential contact; the team have decided to work from home. If you have a non-essential event at the Temple of Peace coming up soon, please get in touch with the Venue […]
#IWD2020: New Resources celebrating 1923 Welsh Women’s Peace Petition for International Women’s Day
[efsbutton size=”” color_class=”” align=”left” type=”link” target=”false” title=”Home – Women’s Petition” link=”https://cymru.global/peace-heritage/womens-peace-petition/”] [efsbutton size=”” color_class=”” align=”left” type=”link” target=”false” title=”Story of the Petition” link=”https://cymru.global/wcia-news/wcia-history/womenspeacepetition/”] [efsbutton size=”” color_class=”” align=”left” type=”link” target=”false” title=”Short Films” link=”https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Sk-eKHOVUu21DwTQU3OPnCTijoG5F3m”] [efsbutton size=”” color_class=”” align=”left” type=”link” target=”false” title=”#IWD2020 Feature” link=”https://cymru.global/blogs/war-and-peace/iwd2020/”] For International Women’s Day, March 8 #IWD2020 – under the […]
The Story of Wales’ Book of Remembrance
SEARCH / VIEW the WW1 Book of Remembrance (Link to National Library of Wales viewer) Download Printable PDF Booklet Temple Tour – Book of Remembrance (WCIA website – page designed for phone / tablet users) Wales’ Temple of Peace and Health, home of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and the HLF-funded […]
UNA Exchange and WCIA ‘join forces’ for the Future of International Volunteering
Reflecting our shared roots at Wales’ Temple of Peace, the WCIA and UNA Exchange are merging from February 2020. Founded alongside each other in 1973 – to mark the United Nations‘ 25th, and Temple of Peace’s 35th Anniversaries – WCIA and UNA Exchange have always had a close working relationship, […]
Our response to Wales’ first International Strategy
On Tuesday January 14, the International Relations Minister Eluned Morgan launched Wales’ first International Strategy. The aim of the strategy is to promote the country as an outward-looking nation ready to work and trade with the rest of the world. Our CEO Susie Ventris-Field has issued the following statement: “At […]